Grocery bags and takeout containers aren’t enough. It’s time to phase out all single-use plastic

Faced with an unholy tonnage of chip bags, soda bottles, takeout containers and other disposable plastic items flowing into our landfills and our waters, winding up in wildlife, drinking water and food, policymakers in California have tried reining in plastic waste bit by bit. For example, more than 100 cities have adopted restrictions on polystyrene takeout containers, and the state has banned single-use plastic grocery bags.

By The Times Editorial Board

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-plastic-plan-20180220-story.html