(The Center Square) - California legislators have proposed banning all plastic retail bags, after the state’s existing ban on thin plastic grocery bags increased plastic waste as grocers shifted to thicker plastic bags that were classified as “reusable.” “A plastic bag has an average lifespan of 12 minutes and then it is discarded, often clogging […]

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