SAN FRANCISCO – California's ban on single-use plastic carryout bags will stay in effect after voters narrowly approved the policy, according to preliminary results Thursday.
Plastic bag industry supporters placed Proposition 67 on Tuesday's ballot hoping there wouldn't be enough voter support to keep a ban approved by the state Legislature two years ago. The measure was approved by 52 percent of voters.
Environmental groups and other critics say the issue was put on the ballot to confuse voters.
"California voters have taken a stand against a deceptive, multi-million dollar campaign by out-of-state plastic bag makers," said Mark Murray of Californians Against Waste, co-chair of the campaign. "This is a significant environmental victory that will mean an immediate elimination of the 25 million plastic bags that are polluted in California every day, threatening wildlife."
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