Virginia Beach environmental group seeking reusable grocery bags to replace single-use plastic bags

VIRGINIA BEACH — After the Virginia Beach City Council punted on a plastic bag tax last year, Lynnhaven River Now went to work to help connect people in need with reusable grocery bags. “We’ve been for a long time working on how to reduce single use plastics,” said Karen Forget, executive director of the environmental group based in Virginia Beach. State law allows municipalities to charge a ...

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