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Plastic Bags’ Days are Numbered in Pennsylvania
July 1, 2021 was a milestone date in Pennsylvania - one that put pollution from plastic bags on notice.
It marked the expiration of a statewide preemption that delayed implementation of any current policies to limit or ban single-use plastic bags. The legislature first tried to limit local plastic bag bans in 2017 through a standalone bill, which Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed. Lawmakers then added the preemption language into a budget-related bill called the fiscal code in 2019 and renewed it in 2020.
The absence of a renewal in this year’s state budget opens the door for cities and municipalities to
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