1. Large cities explore plastic bag bans.
- Author
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Axelrod, Jason
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PLASTIC bags , *METROPOLITAN areas , *MUNICIPAL ordinances , *CITY councils , *GOVERNMENT policy , *POLITICAL science - Abstract
The article reports on the exploration of the implementation and modification of plastic bag bans in a number of major metropolitan areas in the U.S. It mentions the preliminary approval given by the city council of Coral Gables, Florida to ban the use of plastic bags in retail stores, the approval of plastic bag bans by the city council of Newport, Rhode Islands, and the vote of the city council of Malibu, California to improve the ordinance for plastic bag ban.
- Published
- 2017