BOSTON (WHDH) – State senators have passed a bill banning single-use plastic shopping bags in stores statewide.
The “Act to Reduce Plastics” now heads to the house for consideration.
It would also require stores to charge 10 cents for a paper bag.
Half the fee would be set aside for environmental protection measures.
160 cities and towns in Massachusetts already have bans on single-use plastic bags.
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