Honolulu Passes Plastic Bag Ban
This just in: Oahu joins the other Hawaiian islands with a ban on single-use bags. A Civil Beat poll this week found that people were actually split on whether any restrictions should be put on plastic bags.
Inside Honolulu reports:
The Honolulu City Council has just passed, by a vote of 7-1, a full ban on single-use plastic checkout bags in retail stores.
The crowd assembled gave a loud ovation after the vote.
If the bill is signed by Mayor Peter Carlisle, the ban would take effect in July 2015.
