California's war on plastic bag use seems to have backfired - Los
Ten years after California passed landmark legislation to reduce plastic bag use, the tonnage of discarded bags has skyrocketed. What happened?
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California plastic bag ban led to more plastic waste, consumer
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Banning plastic bags: How it could backfire, and how you can help, help bag
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Opinion: California faces an uphill battle against plastic bags
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Banning plastic bags: How it could backfire, and how you can help, help bag
California's plastic bag ban is failing. Here's why - Los Angeles
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The winners and losers of California's proposed plastic bag ban
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Democrat-backed California bill would ban all plastic bags at
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Banning plastic bags: How it could backfire, and how you can help, help bag
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California's plastic bag ban backfires after customers just start
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