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New Hampshire Governor Orders Retail Use of Single-Use Bags

Gov. Chris Sununu says reusable bags pose a potential risk to baggers, grocers and customers

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MIAMI, FL – MAY 10: A customer carries his Whole Foods Market bag as the company appointed five new directors to its board and replaced its chairman on May 10, 2017 in Miami, Florida. The corporate shakeup is seen as a broader effort to revamp operations for the grocery store chain. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

New Hampshire's governor has ordered the state's stores to temporarily transition to the use of single-use paper or plastic bags.

In the order issued late Saturday, Gov. Chris Sununu says reusable bags pose a potential risk to baggers, grocers and customers.

The order directs all grocers and retail stores in New Hampshire to transition to only use new paper or plastic grocery bags provided by stores "as soon as feasibly possible.''

Nearly 80 people have tested positive in New Hampshire for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. Six people have been hospitalized.

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