Tuesday, February 5, 2013

The Disgusting Consequences of Plastic-Bag Bans - Bloomberg

The Disgusting Consequences of Plastic-Bag Bans - Bloomberg: "Most alarmingly, the industry has highlighted news reports linking reusable shopping bags to the spread of disease. Like this one, from the Los Angeles Times last May: “A reusable grocery bag left in a hotel bathroom caused an outbreak of norovirus-induced diarrhea and nausea that struck nine of 13 members of a girls’ soccer team in October, Oregon researchers reported Wednesday.” The norovirus may not have political clout, but evidently it, too, is rooting against plastic bags."

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