California becomes first U.S. state to ban plastic bags

[Gurumurthy K]

Karnataka Government has banned plastic use in Bengaluru. But not yet fully enforced :-(

we need to completely stop use of most varieties of plastic items ... must to save our environment...

Guru

IT for Change

In July of 2015, Hawaii made headlines when it completely banned the use of plastic bags at a county level. Now, California in the news because it has accomplished similar, but at a state level.

The California Plastic Bag Veto Referendum (Proposition 67) was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown in 2014, but was put on hold until it was approved by voters. Though the out-of-state plastic bag industry invested $6 to campaign against Proposition 67, it narrowly passed with a margin of 51.97% to 48.03% on November 8th. Now, California is the first state in the union to completely ban the sale of plastic bags.

It’s worth noting that while the plastic bag ban passed, Proposition 65, which proposed an environmental fund created with the proceeds from a 10-cent fee on the sale of cloth or other alternative bags, was defeated.

read rest of article on http://www.nationofchange.org/2016/11/13/official-california-becomes-first-u-s-state-ban-plastic-bags/

IT for Change, Bengaluru

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[lalithamba l]

Sir,
Please ADD this no.  to "social science" stf group.

Nanda S R
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Thanks

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