Plastic bags get sacked by many cities, shoppers
RALEIGH , N.C. — The bag wars have begun.
Disposable plastic bags, which are made of petroleum, are under siege these days. Americans use 100 billion plastic bags a year and only about 1 percent are recycled, according to the Worldwatch Institute , an independent research organization.
And that is cause for concern. But are the bags that bad?
The American Chemistry Council , a trade association that re...
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