The Fight Over Plastic Bags | Politeia | Big Think

The Fight Over Plastic Bags | Politeia | Big Think

Plastic bags are still legal in California. San Francisco and a handful of other California cities already ban the bags, but California lawmakers rejected a bill brought by Democrats that would have prevented retail stores across the state from using plastic “single-use carryout bags” and required them to sell recycled-content paper bags for what they actually cost to make.