Do you live in Florida? Would you like to ban plastic bags in your area? Tough luck! It’s illegal for any local or state government body in Florida to ban plastic bags. Really.
There are 132 cities and counties in the US that ban the bag in retail stores. State Senator Dwight Bullard wants to add Florida to that list, but Florida’s legislature in 2008 passed a ban on banning plastic bags. The Department of Environmental Protection in Florida recommended guidelines for better regulating plastic, but the state has not acted on it.
From the state’s charter:
“Until such time that the Legislature adopts the recommendations of the [DEP], no local government, local governmental agency, or state government agency may enact any rule, regulation, or ordinance regarding use, disposition, sale, prohibition, restriction, or t...
