Honolulu Makes History With Comprehensive Plastic Bill!

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By Andrea BertoliDec 5, 2019, 4:04 pm1.1k ptsTrendingInteresting
Last night in Honolulu, we made history: Bill 40, a comprehensive plastic phase-out bill, was approved 7–2 at the Honolulu City Council (the governing body for the island of Oahu). Activists from across the island have been working for nearly a decade to get smart plastic legislation passed in the city and…

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