Why can SF still use ‘recyclable’ plastic bags despite California’s new statewide ban?

California’s new plastic bag law went into effect on January 1. It forbids any business from giving away or selling plastic bags, even those deemed “recyclable.”

We found no shortage of those so-called “reusable,” thick plastic bags in San Francisco’s Mission District, the same heavy-duty bags the state banned just two months ago…

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