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Oahu Plastic Bag Ban Takes Effect

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Molly Solomon
Published June 30, 2015 at 8:21 AM HST
Molly Solomon
Molly Solomon
Molly Solomon
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Plastic bags will no longer be offered at Oahu grocery stores, like Don Quijote.

Honolulu County grocery shoppers will no longer be asked the question: paper or plastic? Starting tomorrow, O‘ahu will become the final county in the state to enforce a plastic bag ban. HPR’s Molly Solomon has more.
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Molly Solomon
Molly Solomon joined HPR in May 2012 as an intern for the morning talk show The Conversation. She has since worn a variety of hats around the station, doing everything from board operator to producer.
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