photo via flickr My home state of California couldn’t do it, but border town Brownsville, TX, has taken action and banned plastic bags. The ban goes into effect January 5. Shoppers who forget their reusable bags can buy plastic bags for an extra buck. Pharmacies, hardware stores and dry cleaners are exempt. Plastic bags are a petroleum product and can take over 1,000 years to biodegrade. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
Originally posted here:
Brownsville, Texas Bans Plastic Bags
