Plastic Bags Vs California

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Plastic bags are everywhere, but how much do they cost? How much are they worth? In California, they passed a law where plastic bags cost $0.10 per bag. I believe that plastic bags should be 10¢ per bag because it is helping the environment. Ever since August 2014, California has been the first to enact legislation striking a statewide on single-use plastic bags at large retail stores. The article State Plastic and Paper Bags Legislation from the National Conference of State Legislatures states, “ The ban was supposed to take effect on July 1, 2015, but a referendum forced the issues onto the ballot for November 2016. Proposition 67 passed with 52 percent of the vote, meaning the plastic bag ban approved by the Legislature two years ago will

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