Seattle to ban plastic and paper grocery bags?
It looks like plans are in progress for Seattle to ban disposable shopping bags from grocery stores and even restaurants:
“The proposal was be enacted in a two stage process. Beginning in January of 2009, all foam products would be banned, but restaurants and grocery stores would be allowed to switch to plastic products if they hadn’t found a biodegradable replacement. The second stage would go in to effect by 2010, at which time all plastics would be banned, leaving only biodegradables.”
from Eco Localizer and the Environmental News Network
Wow. That’s pretty far-ranging, and it goes into effect over a long time, so it’s not a shock to the system.
Why is it that it’s the West Coast of the US that is doing these things? San Francisco banned plastic grocery bags last year, and Los Angeles is also on the road to banning them.
Is there anywhere else in the US that is looking into doing this? All around the world, cities and countries are banning plastic grocery bags…get with the times, people!
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