California Gotta California, Again

California proposed banning single-use cups at chain restaurants for dine-in customers, building upon its plastic straw ban, mandated phase-out of virgin plastic use, and proposal to ban plastic retail bags.

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Under SB 1167, introduced by State Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, chain restaurants instead would be required to provide dine-in customers with reusable drinking vessels that are “a durable cup, mug, or glass containing hot or cold liquids that is cleaned and reused by the food service facility.”

Ed Morrissey

Can anyone guess what will happen? They'll use thicker cups that will get tossed out too. That will make landfill use accelerate, cost consumers more, and end up making everything worse. And you can bet your bottom dollar that California will do it anyway so that its politicians can crow about how they saved the environment, or something. 

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