Hawaii has banned plastic bags

Cat in the package

In the beginning of the month Hawaii became the first state in the US, which partially banned the use of plastic bags. Last year tried to ban in California, but failed: the producers demanded that residents of the state (not just its leaders) expressed their views. Next time I'll try in 2016.

And in Berlin is a shop with no packaging does not recognize the Store without packaging.

Hawaii had approved the project in 2012. Now he began to act: shopping banned from handing out plastic bags. But still have flaws, loopholes and "wanted as better".

The law defines a reusable packages:

The product is made of plastic with a thickness of 0.06 mm or more, having a handle and designed to be reusable. Savvy store owners the next day after the law was posted on cash the same packages as before, but with a thickness of 0.06 mm.





Thick plastic bags from Hawaii

From an environmental point of view is worse: thick packages decompose longer. In addition to manufacture them spend more resources. Plastic is made from oil. On fat package takes more oil than the subtle.

Restaurants, pharmacies and dry cleaners continue to use plastic bags as early as their law bypassed.

In any case, the adoption of such a law is the right step. Though the law does not require that, some stores charge a few cents per package, others have switched to paper.

Shopping "outside the law" will issue a fine from 100 to 1000$.

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P. S. And remember, only by changing their consumption — together we change the world! ©

Source: thinkgreen.ru