Single-Use Plastic Bag Ban Backfires — Could Increase Wuhan Coronavirus Transmission Risk
March 20, 2020
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As the government, businesses, and individuals move to slow Wuhan coronavirus' spread, one of the environmentalists' pet "green" projects is under threat. Many municipalities and states banned single-use plastic bags due to heavy lobbying by those who insist that officials replace them with germ- and bacteria-laden reusable shopping bags.