Plastic bag ban tested on Outer Banks

Manteo, N.C. — An experiment ordering big grocery stores to stop giving away disposable plastic bags on the Outer Banks took effect Tuesday.

The law requires big stores on the barrier islands to offer paper bags made of 100 percent recycled paper or coax customers to try reusable shopping bags. The law applies to large stores on islands or peninsulas in Dare, Currituck and Hyde counties.