N.C. Senate OKs plastic bag ban in Outer Banks
RALEIGH — The leader of state Senate is starting at home with a bid to end the use of plastic grocery bags.
The Senate voted 47-1 on Wednesday for a pilot program banning plastic bags in Outer Banks counties. Starting in September, shoppers in Dare, Currituck and Hyde counties could take home their purchases in 100 percent recycled paper.
Senate leader Marc Basnight of Dare County said the measure would apply only to the three counties, but Republican Sen. Tom Apodaca of Henderson County said he hopes the ban spreads statewide.
Supporters said discarded bags are especially a problem on barrier islands that are heavily visited by tourists and where litter on the limited land space is more obvious.
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