Town Of Palm Beach Reverses Plastic Bag Ban

The Palm Beach Town Council has reversed a ban on plastic bags.

The council voted to approve the ban in June, but received a letter from the Florida Retail Federation, claiming that it violates state law and threatening to sue the town if it moved forward.

The city of Coral Gables lost a similar case in its efforts to ban plastic bags.

Now, the town of Palm Beach plans to create a coalition with Coral Gables, St. Augustine and other municipalities to take on the state for the rights to put through a ban.

Palm Beach town leaders still plan to enact a ban on single-use plastic straws later this year. There is no law preventing that from happening.

In fact, the governor vetoed a bill that would have prevented municipalities from enacting those bans.

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