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Posts Tagged ‘Alameda County Waste Management Authority’

City hands out free reusable bags as Oakland shoppers adjust to bag ban

By Vanessa Rancaño | February 1, 2013 | 5

Alameda County shoppers are adjusting, if reluctantly, to the single-use bag ban that went into effect January first. The Reusable Bag Ordinance, passed a year ago by Alameda County Waste Management Authority, is intended to abate waterway pollution by limiting the distribution of single-use carryout bags and coaxing people to opt for a reusable alternative.

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