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The use ofReusable bags decreased during the pandemic afterProhibitions have been instituted as a way to stop the propagation of the virus. These days finally arrive at a close closure and some stores even offer customers a slight reduction to choose to reuse again.

DataStatista Shows that 38% of buyers aged 18 to 29, 42% of buyers aged 30 to 49 and 47% of buyers aged 50 to 64 use fabric or other materials during the grocery store. Those who are not counted in these statistics may want to move to more sustainable shopping habits because several states have prohibited single-use plastic bags - and some cities too - with new rules that come into effect 1st of July.

For a list of cities and states that break with plastic, see our complete guide below. And before leaving the house for your next grocery trip, take a moment to discoverThe best supermarket in America, according to a new survey.

Rumors started to torment the beginning of June That Walmart interdanged plastic bags at the national level from July 1st. These rumors are false. . . Well, somehow. While America's largest grocery chain is technically abandoned plastic bags today, it only does in one state.

A law prohibiting the single-use plastic bags was signed by GOV. Janet Mills in 2019. It applies to all grocery store and retail stores, as well as restaurants. Under the law, customers must pay at least $ 0.05 for paper bags.

With regard to the Walmart rumor, a spokesperson did not denied that a national prohibition could be in the future of the store.

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The Connecticut Act by removing the option for customers from buying single-use plastic bags between its second phase on July 1st. The state eliminated 500 million single-use plastic bags over the two years that the law has been implemented, according toConnecticut public radio.

"Before the law, about 10% of Connecticut consumers brought their own bag," said Wayne Pesce, President of Connecticut Food Association. "Since the creation of the law, 90% of consumers now bring their own bag."

The New York Law prohibiting the use of single-use plastic bags entered into force in the fall of 2020. It does not include bags in bulk food and meat meters or cold cutters, depending on theInstitute of Energy Research.

What are even more things that disappear in New York?Many of your favorite restaurants.

After thin plastic bags were prohibited at the beginning of the year in Delaware, store operators found a sorting loophole. Instead of promoting reusable bags or going to papers, many stores would have started using thicker plastic bags, according toThe Deleware News Journal.

Technically, the movement is not in violation of the law, which says that retail stores can not use thinner bags than 2.25 mils. Of course, it has been put in place to encourage sustainability. As a result, a legislature plans to introduce a bill that would also prohibit thicker plastic bags.

"It is frustrating that some companies have chosen to exploit a loophole that manages the spirit of the spirit of (the prohibition)," said Gerald Brady, D-Wilmington, said in a statement toThe newspaper.

"Municipalities and local governments are the directors of the law and may make decisions about the law enforcement during the Pandemic of COVID-19. We encourage the public to continue using reusable bags if they have them" , said "An update on the prohibition of single-use bag which came into effect on January 1, 2020.

Under the lawThe retailers must charge customers who do not bring their own reusable bags $ 0.05 for any paper bag that is provided. In addition, all paper bags used by retailers must contain "at least 40% post-consumer recycled fiber".

Paper bags are $ 0.10 in Vermont after the 2019 Act 65 has been adopted to combat the use of single-use plastic bags, which represents nearly 1/3 of the basket of the State, according to the stateDepartment of Environmental Conservation.

The law has also prohibited straws and plastic stirrers, as well as expanded polystyrene, which is used as food and beverage containers.

Honolulu and other parts of the Hawaii Islands do not have plastic bags for customers to use, and that's in fact what is this way for a while. According toHonolulu Environmental Services DepartmentThe ordinance of the city that began on July 1, 2015 "" Prohibited companies providing plastic control bags and non-recyclable paper bags to their clients at the point of sale in order to transport races or Other goods ".

This state of the west coast was the first to adopt a single-use plastic bag prohibition in 2014. Originally decided to take effect on July 1, 2015, a referendum held the question at the ballot of the day votes in 2016. Proposal 67 passage and retailers must now load customers at least $ 0.10 for the use of compostable or recycled paper bags, depending on theNational Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).

In addition to the aforementioned eight states, many cities across the country are also taking steps to ban plastic bags in their wooden neck. These include Boston; Boulder, Colo.; Chicago; Los Angeles; Montgomery County, MD.; New York; Portland, Maine; San Francisco; Seattle; and Washington, D.C.

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