Get ready to pack your own reusable bags again or pay 10 cents for store bags when you go shopping if you aren’t already. The April 22 suspension of the state’s single-use bag ban expired June 22, and stores are eliminating their interim free-bag policies.
Suspension of the state law came after some retailers unilaterally stopped allowing reusable bags out of concern that they could contribute to the spread of COVID-19. Now, environmentalists are celebrating the return of the single-use ban. They , along with many health experts, say reusable bags pose little health risk, particularly if they’re washed regularly and handled only by the shopper.
