Many jurisdictions have implemented bans or taxes on plastic grocery bags on environmental grounds. PERC Lone Mountain Fellow Jonathan Klick argues, however, that reusable grocery bags contain potentially harmful bacteria, especially coliform bacteria such as E. coli.
The Health Costs of Plastic Grocery Bag Bans
Date
Topics
Related Content
-
Restoring Rivers Requires Cooperation, not Litigation Shortcuts
An amicus brief in a case before the California Supreme Court case on restoring flows to California’s rivers
-
New Report: Proactive Forest Management Delivers Up to 6x Savings and Billions in Avoided Losses
Peer-reviewed research published in Science underscores economic and ecological case for fuel treatments
-
Beyond Wildfire Suppression
The economic case for fuel treatments on national forests