Landmark Plastic Bag Ban Officially On Hold

The nation’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags will not go into effect this summer after all. The California secretary of state’s office announced Tuesday that a referendum to overturn the measure has qualified for the November 2016 ballot.

The state confirmed that the trade group American Progressive Bag Alliance (APBA) submitted at least 110 percent of the 504,760 verified signatures it needed to qualify its measure to overturn the plastic bag ban, the Los Angeles Times reported. As such, the landmark law is now on hold until California voters weigh in next year.

“It doesn’t affect the organization, it affects the consumer, it affects the industry,” he said. “I mean sure, it could be a conflict if you want it to be. I don’t think it is.”

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