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ハワイのオワフ島で7月1日、スーパーやレストランで、プラスチック製のレジ袋（ビニール袋）を使用することが禁止された。肉や魚など一部商品を除き、小売店ではレジ袋の代わりにリサイクル可能な紙袋や、生物分解できるレジ袋のみが許可されることになる。違反した店は、1日100ドル（約1万2000円）の罰金。繰り返し行うと1000ドル（約12万円）まで増やされる。
ビニール袋は、魚やカメ、鳥などを傷つける可能性があり、また、風で飛ばされて環境を破壊しやすい。また、自然分解もされにくいことから、ハワイではマウイ島が2008年から、カウアイ島が2009年から、ハワイ郡が2013年からそれぞれ同様の条例で規制してきた。
オアフ島で条例が施行されたことにより、ハワイ州はアメリカで初めて、州全部でビニール袋を禁止する州になった。7月1日には、黄色いお土産袋にマカデミアナッツを入れて持ち帰る日本人観光客がみられたという。ハワイのドン・キホーテでは、利用客にマイバッグ持参を呼びかけた。
なお、エコバッグの製造企業「ファクトリー・ダイレクト」のホームページでは、レジ袋の使用が禁止された世界中の都市を閲覧できる。
Hawaii In Photos
view to the lifeguard house(01 of69)
aqua turquoise fresh rolling wave breaking in the ocean at makena beach, maui, hawaii.shorebreak barrel wave (credit:Getty Images)
Scenic aerial views of Kauai from above(02 of69)
Scenic views of Kauai from above. Keâ??e Beach is at the end of the road on the North Shore. (credit:Getty Images)
Sony Open in Hawaii - Second Round(03 of69)
HONOLULU, HI - JANUARY 11: A rainbow over the ocean during the second round of the Sony Open in Hawaii at Waialae Country Club on January 11, 2013 in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Coral Reefs In Danger(04 of69)
HONOLULU, HI - JANUARY 15: A school of manini fish pass over a coral reef at Hanauma Bay on January 15, 2005 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Many coral reefs are dying from water pollution (from sewage and agricultural runoff), dredging off the coast, careless collecting of coral specimens, and sedimentation. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Scenic aerial views of Kauai from above(05 of69)
Scenic views of Kauai from above. The Napali Coastline is the most iconic and remote destination on Kauai. (credit:Getty Images)
Ahi Poke(06 of69)
Ahi Poke (credit:Getty Images)
Surfing Pipeline(07 of69)
Between the months of November and April, the waves at \"Pipe\" (Banzai Pipeline) on the north shore of Oahu can be awesome and extremely dangerous. This surfer successfully navigated this wave during an April swell. Amazing to watch surfers ride these monsters. (credit:Getty Images)
Woman sitting at Hawaiian picnic(08 of69)
Woman sitting at Hawaiian picnic (credit:Getty Images)
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FILE - The submarine USS Greeneville is escorted to the submarine base at Pearl Harbor, in this Feb. 10, 2001, file photo. A high concentration of important military commands and facilities on the island mean there\'s a great deal of information in Hawaii that potential adversaries want to know. (AP Photo/Ronen Zilberman) (credit:AP)
A bowl of 'ahi' or 'tuna poke' with limu (seaweed), green onion, chili pepper and shoyu (soy sauce).(10 of69)
Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Weeks Of Heavy Rain Overwhelms Honolulu Sewer System(11 of69)
HONOLULU, HI - APRIL 3: A closed beach sign is posted next to an empty lifeguard stand on Ft. DeRussy Beach in Waikiki April 3, 2006 in Honolulu, Hawaii. With near perfect weather across Oahu, Waikiki Beach is near empty of swimmers due to the sewage spill which diverted millions of gallons of raw sewage into a nearby canal last week. High levels of bacteria were detected in the water forcing the Hawaiian Department of Health to close several of Waikiki\'s most famous beaches. Warning signs were posted along most of Waikiki in English and Japanese. (Photo by Marco Garcia/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
The sun rises over the Pacific ocean as(12 of69)
The sun rises over the Pacific ocean as seen from US President Barack Obama\'s motorcade in Kailua, on Hawaii island, December 28, 2009. Obama was expected to break his public silence on the thwarted attempt to down a US airliner on Monday, as a political storm brewed over the attack. The White House warned Republican foes December 27 not to inject politics into the aftermath of the bid by a 23-year-old Nigerian to destroy a Northwest jet carrying 290 people, as a sweeping national security operation unfolded. The president, vacationing in Hawaii, has not commented on television about the Christmas Day drama, apparently seeking to project calm and avoid the political point-scoring and panic seen after past terror incidents. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Hawaii, Oahu, Waimanalo, A local couple run a food truck and sell delicious shrimp and steak plate lunches.(13 of69)
Hawaii, Oahu, Waimanalo, A local couple run a food truck and sell delicious shrimp and steak plate lunches. (credit:Getty Images)
Barack Obama(14 of69)
President Barack Obama lays a wreath at the USS Arizona Memorial, part of the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument, Thursday, Dec. 29, 2011, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) (credit:AP)
Ahi tuna tower at Hotel Hana-Maui restaurant(15 of69)
Maui, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Picasso Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus).(16 of69)
Hanauma Bay, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Wok seared ahi at Merriman's Restaurant, Waimea, Waimea Region.(17 of69)
Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
rainbow paradise beach(18 of69)
paradise rainbow over tunnels beach on the north shore of Kauai. Hawaiian Rainbow over beach. Haena, Kauai, Hawaii, USA Resort vacation destination (credit:Getty Images)
Kilauea Coast Entry(19 of69)
Seeing Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was at the top of my bucket list, and to see red-hot flowing lava was quite simply the icing on the cake. (credit:Getty Images)
Three Surfers Heading Out to the Monster Waves(20 of69)
Three surfers, almost in formation, heading out to surf these awesome waves. The Banzai Pipeline on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii has some beauties to surf! On this day, the surf was up, way up. (credit:Getty Images)
Ala Wai Canal Kalakaua Avenue Bridge Waikiki Honolulu Hawaii(21 of69)
Ala Wai Canal and Kalakaua Avenue Bridge in Waikiki with the Hawaii Convention Center on the right. Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA. (credit:Getty Images)
16/52(22 of69)
Milky Way, from the top of Mt Haleakala on Maui, Hawaii. (credit:Getty Images)
Hawaiian table setting with food(23 of69)
Hawaiian table setting with food (credit:Getty Images)
Landscape View Of Crop Submerged In Water In Kauai(24 of69)
Landscape View Of Crop Submerged In Water In Kauai (credit:Getty Images)
Old empty cracked coconuts on the tropical beach(25 of69)
Old empty cracked coconuts on the tropical beach.John U. Lloyd State Park, Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Florida (credit:Getty Images)
wild dolphins(26 of69)
pod of wild spinner dolphins underwater swimming together as one big family in Maui, hawaii (credit:Getty Images)
Surfboards(27 of69)
Bunch of surfing boards on a sunny day in Maui amongst palm trees. (credit:Getty Images)
Coral Reefs In Danger(28 of69)
HONOLULU, HI - JANUARY 15: A school of manini fish pass over a coral reef at Hanauma Bay on January 15, 2005 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Many coral reefs are dying from water pollution (from sewage and agricultural runoff), dredging off the coast, careless collecting of coral specimens, and sedimentation. (Photo by Donald Miralle/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
environment(29 of69)
eco enviromment - coral reef underwater sea with light off the coast of Maui, Hawaii (credit:Getty Images)
Turtle swimming(30 of69)
Green sea turtle glides toward the bottom after coming up for a breadth of air off the coast of Maui, Hawaii. (credit:Getty Images)
Surfer girl with surfboard(31 of69)
Maui surfer girl enjoys a beautiful Maui sunset at Makena, Maui, Hawaii. (credit:Getty Images)
Hiker at lookout on Diamond Head.(32 of69)
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
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FILE - The USS Honolulu is shown docked at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu in this Feb. 27, 2006 file photo. Spying isn\'t new to Hawaii, with Pearl Harbor and other island facilities, since before the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, being ripe targets for spying by adversaries of the U.S. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia) (credit:AP)
Napali coast hiking trail.(34 of69)
Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Hiker going through tree tunnel on Kailua Trail.(35 of69)
Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Hiker on deserted Kalani Beach along trail to Mo'omomi Dunes, at Mo'omomi Dunes Preserve.(36 of69)
Molokai, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Hiking paths through lunar-like landscape of Haleakala crater.(37 of69)
Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Hiker in Ka'apoko Tunnel linking Wailua and Hanalei Valleys.(38 of69)
Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Acai juice in a bowl. A typical Brazilliam dish ma(39 of69)
Acai juice in a bowl. A typical Brazilliam dish ma (credit:Getty Images)
Peacock Flounder ( B. mancus )(40 of69)
Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Hikers on Wainapanapa Coastline.(41 of69)
Maui, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Hiking up Kuli'ou'ou Trail.(42 of69)
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Hiker photographing Nualolo Valley from outcrop.(43 of69)
Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Looking out over wetlands and taro patchwork fields on the princeville north shore, on Kauai(44 of69)
Hanalei Valley, Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Couple on Waimea Canyon trek.(45 of69)
Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
People hiking to Queens Bath salt water pools.(46 of69)
Princeville, Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Poke with macadamia nuts and limu poke (Hawaiian seaweed).(47 of69)
Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Tourist walking along the Halemaumau trail.(48 of69)
Kilauea, Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Hawaii, Oahu, Fit young girl on the beach doing yoga on the coastline.(49 of69)
Hawaii, Oahu, Fit young girl on the beach doing yoga on the coastline. (credit:Getty Images)
Hikers on Kailua Trail.(50 of69)
Kauai, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
Bowls of acai berries(51 of69)
Bowls of acai berries (credit:Getty Images)
Akule baitball Kona, Hawaii(52 of69)
Akule baitball Kona, Hawaii (credit:Getty Images)
Coastside Meditation at Dawn, Hana, Maui, Hawaii, USA(53 of69)
Coastside Meditation at Dawn, Hana, Maui, Hawaii, USA (credit:Getty Images)
rainbow waianapanapa(54 of69)
Waianapanapa state park in Hana, Maui. Healthy woman meditating practicing yoga in front of rainbow and palm trees along coastline happy and carefree (credit:Getty Images)
Hawaii, Oahu, Chinatown, Fresh Akule fish for sale in chinatown honolulu market(55 of69)
Hawaii, Oahu, Chinatown, Fresh Akule fish for sale in chinatown honolulu market (credit:Getty Images)
Acai yoghurt sorbet, close up(56 of69)
Acai yoghurt sorbet, close up (credit:Getty Images)
US First Lady Michelle Obama (L) stands(57 of69)
US First Lady Michelle Obama (L) stands with new White House social secretary, Jeremy Bernard (R), as she hosts the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders\' spouses luncheon at Kualoa Ranch in Ka\'a\'awa on the island of Oahu in Hawaii on November 13, 2011. The 4,000 acre working cattle ranch, established in 1850, overlooks the Paliku mountains and the Kualoa beach front. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
2011 APEC Summit Convenes In Hawaii(58 of69)
HONOLULU, HI - NOVEMBER 12: US President Barack Obama delivers remarks before a Luau after the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit at the Hale Koa Hotel on November 12, 2011 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The United States hosted this year\'s APEC summit, with leaders from the 21 member economies convening on the island of Oahu. (Photo by Kent Nishimura-Pool/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
yoga bamboo forest(59 of69)
woman practicing yoga in bamboo forest peaceful and fit. maui, hawaii (credit:Getty Images)
Aerial View of Pu'u O'o Crater, June 2012(60 of69)
Aerial view of Pu\'u O\'o crater on the Big Island of Hawaii, June 2012. Although the crater was relatively inactive at this time, the bubbling lava can be seen inside a smaller area of the immense crater. (credit:Getty Images)
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In this photo provided by the Association of Surfing Professionals, Joel Parkinson of Australia competes in the Billabong Pipe Masters surfing competition on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 near Haleiwa, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Association of Surfing Professionals, Kirstin Scholtz) (credit:AP)
Along 25th avenue Hawaiian dancers danced outside of Edgewater Coffee Company. Kavika Chrichton dances a traditional dance of a samoan warrior. The 11th annual Colorado Dragon Boat festival continued (62 of69)
Along 25th avenue Hawaiian dancers danced outside of Edgewater Coffee Company. Kavika Chrichton dances a traditional dance of a samoan warrior. The 11th annual Colorado Dragon Boat festival continued today July 31,2011 at Sloan\'s Lake in Denver, with temperatures soaring into the triple digits. Dragon boat racing is over 2,000 years old and is steeped in Chinese tradition. At the festival there are two types of boats that were used this year. The Taiwan style boat aka Flag Catching boats, where boats race to capture a flag at the end. They race in pairs. The second style is the international standard Hong Kong style boat where three boats race against each other. There were 3 different divisions in each category. Also at the festival was live music and dance, cultural education, a marketplace and lots of vendors selling food and traditional wares. Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
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People jog and surf the beach at Kailua Bay not far from where first lady Michelle Obama and her daughters are staying in Kailua, Hawaii, Thursday Dec. 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) (credit:AP)
Hawaii, Oahu, Healthy and Organic Berry Acai Bowl next to assorted fruits.(64 of69)
Hawaii, Oahu, Healthy and Organic Berry Acai Bowl next to assorted fruits. (credit:Getty Images)
Yoga stretch hawaii(65 of69)
Yoga stretch hawaii (credit:Getty Images)
Oats, Nuts and Flaxseed cereal with Acai Juice(66 of69)
Oats, Nuts and Flaxseed cereal with Acai Juice (credit:Getty Images)
Tahatian dancers, 43rd Merrie Monarch Hula Festival.(67 of69)
Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
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In this photo provided by the Association of Surfing Professionals, Kelly Slater competes in the Billabong Pipe Masters surfing competition on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 near Haleiwa, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Association of Surfing Professionals, Kirstin Scholtz) (credit:AP)
Laysan albatross (Diomedea immutabilis), Kaena Point Natural Area Reserve.(69 of69)
Oahu, Hawaii, United States, North America (credit:Getty Images)
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