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California inspired a wave of plastic bag bans — with an unfortunate loophole

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vaportrail

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People that don’t want paper bags will just buy plastic bags in bulk off Amazon or any online bulk seller. Right now on Amazon you can buy 350 thin plastic bags for $16.

Patricia Hernandez

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are the stores charging a fee for for paper bags?

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