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San Diego city council panel presses ahead with plastic bag ban

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on December 4, 2008 at 6:22 am

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

Plastic carryout shopping bags would be prohibited in San Diego if an ordinance advanced by a City Council committee Wednesday ultimately passes. The Natural Resources and Culture Committee voted 2-1 to forward the proposed law to the incoming city attorney for a legal analysis before the issue goes before the full City Council.

Councilman Kevin Faulconer cast the dissenting vote, saying he wants to explore alternatives that favor recycling over an outright ban on plastic carryout shopping bags. “I do have concerns on how this will impact consumers and how this will impact cost,” Faulconer said.

Councilwoman Donna Frye argued that something needs to be done to help stop the proliferation of plastic in the environment. “The fact of the matter is that when you think that almost every single piece of the planet probably has a piece of plastic on it, at some level you have to start asking yourself ‘is that the kind of planet we want to pass on to our kids?”’ Frye said.

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December 4, 2008 · Filed Under San Diego

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