TEAM 10 INVESTIGATION: Are plastic bags getting recycled?
California adopted the country’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags in 2014. Voters reinforced that in 2016, voting yes on Proposition 67, which is how the thicker reusable plastic bags you pay 10 cents for came to be.ABC News, along with nine affiliates and owned stations—including Team 10—assembled bundles of recyclable plastic bags, each containing a tracking device attached securely inside.
“It's called the plastic waste trade. It's the Wild West of exporting plastics, and it's causing real damage, particularly in Indonesia, and Malaysia, and other countries that have not entirely closed their doors to plastic imports,” Enck said. When it comes to the recycle symbol on the bags, Enck said that “it’s often deceptive and misleading advertising.”Under SB 270, reusable plastic bags sold in California must be “recyclable in the state,” according to the California attorney general.For plastic bag companies to legally sell bags in California, Bonta said that “there must be working collection systems, processing infrastructure and markets to support their recycling.
Late last year, Bonta announced an investigation into plastic bag companies sending letters to six manufacturers asking for evidence that they are following law.
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