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Big Island bag ban to take effect next year
Big Island Mayor Billy Kenoi has signed legislation banning businesses from handing out free plastic shopping bags.
The Hawaii Tribune Herald reports that Hawaii County’s new law won’t take effect until Jan. 17, 2013, and will permit businesses to sell plastic shopping bags for one year after that. The newspaper notes that the Big Island bag ban follows similar legislation enacted in Maui and Kauai counties.
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