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California is the first state to ban the plastic bag!

California Plastic Bag Ban Would Be First Of Its Kind In The Nation Reuters Posted: Huffington Post 08/30/2014 4:00 am EDT Updated: 08/30/2014 10:59 am EDT By Aaron MendelsonSACRAMENTO, Calif., Aug 30 (Reuters) - The California state legislature enacted a ban on plastic grocery bags on Friday near the end of its two-year session, a measure that if signed into law would become the first of its kind in America.A number of cities and counties in California and other U.S. states, including Hawaii’s Maui County, have made it illegal for grocery stores to pack purchases in plastic. But at the state level,...