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| Calif. moves to ban plastic bags at grocery stores |
| 2010-06-03 |
| The California Assembly on Wednesday passed legislation prohibiting pharmacies and grocery, liquor and convenience stores from giving out plastic bags. The bill also calls for customers to be charged for using store-issued paper bags. The goal is to get rid of unsightly disposable plastic bags that often wind up in urban rivers and the ocean, as well as to reduce the number of bags heading for landfills. "The biggest way to eliminate this kind of pollution is to ban it," said Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, D-Santa Monica, who authored the bill. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 I'm with rjschwrz. I use our plastic bags to line the small trash cans, use them as lunch bags and also use them as extra bags for clothes for the munchkin when he goes to pre-school. Then they can be used to bring any accident clothes home. Reduce and reuse in its simplest form. Then we use cloth bags to bring home dry goods. I'm not an environmentalist in the extreme, but I believe in making the most out of what we have before discarding it. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-06-03 23:42 |
| #11 The plastic bags around here double as lunch bags and dog-poop bags. Paper bags can't compete. I think it would be better to find a way to stop knuckleheads from littering with them in the first place. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2010-06-03 23:11 |
| #10 I keep forgetting to bring my canvas ice bag to the store and use the convenient plastic ones they give me. Charge me a dime each, and continue to pack one item per bag and I'll probably manage to remember to bring my own. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-06-03 19:58 |
| #9 I am old enough to remember environmentalist demanding that plastic bag be used to "save the trees." Of course, there are also the new articles telling us that all sorts of nasty bugs and infections can live in the re-usable bags. Damned if you do; damned if you don't. |
| Posted by: Slindsey 2010-06-03 19:26 |
| #8 As amply demonstrated by the Nkor and former Soviet model, when the socialist are entrenched, you won't need a bag to carry home what little you'll find in the stores that you can reach within walking distance. [privately owned and powered vehicles, not to mention stores reserved for the inner party, are luxuries for the chosen.] |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2010-06-03 17:56 |
| #7 But but but...paper bags are evidence of trees being killed! Oh the humanity! |
| Posted by: Muggsy Glink 2010-06-03 17:39 |
| #6 I just don't like pushing the plastic crap out of my way when I'm trying to catch a wave. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-06-03 17:31 |
| #5 I have no problem with seal skin bags. Seals are pests. Go for it. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-06-03 17:30 |
| #4 Is that Fair Trade seal skin, BrerRabbit? |
| Posted by: Grenter, Protector of the Geats 2010-06-03 16:27 |
| #3 Sorry, HammerHead, I must respectfully disagree. I understand that the state is filled with moonbats but I really don't mind using reusable bags at the grocery store. I think this is a good idea. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-06-03 15:59 |
| #2 Next time I'm in Califoria I'll be sure to use my seal pelt bag with the baby whale skin accents when I go to the market. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2010-06-03 15:58 |
| #1 maniacs, while the state is sinking in the red. |
| Posted by: HammerHead 2010-06-03 15:52 |