Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Calif. poised to be 1st in nation to ban plastic bags

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- At Green Frog Market on Columbus Street, clerks ask customers if they prefer paper or plastic bags for their groceries.

'I'd say most people prefer plastic, but we do have a certain percentage that prefer or bring their own reusable bags,' said Chris Nielsen, grocery team leader at Green Frog


The issue over banning plastic bags has gone as high as the state legislature in Sacramento, where the Assembly has already approved a bill banning plastic bags.


Plastics bags are not biodegradable, meaning they stay for a long time in landfills and oceans. Proponents of the ban hope to"

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