Honolulu Ban on Plastic Bags Signed Into Law

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Mayor Peter Carlisle has signed a plastic bag ban for Honolulu into law. 

The Honolulu City Council passed the bill 7-1 last month. A recent Civil Beat poll found that people were actually split on whether any restrictions should be put on plastic bags. 

Regardless, Honolulu’s bag ban goes into effect in July 2015. Honolulu was the last Hawaii county to pass a bag ban or fee. 

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