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Ban the Bag

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Started by Anonymous 19 years, 3 months ago
Last month the City of San Francisco passed a Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinance, which bans the use of plastic shopping bags by large supermarkets. The ordinance requires these grocery stores to use either compostable bags, made from corn starch or other vegetable-based materials and containing no petroleum products, or recyclable paper bags containing a minimum of 40 percent post-consumer recycled content. San Francisco

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Reached 250 supporters

September 9, 2007

September 6, 2007

Watching the total climb makes me think of the trash I clear from our neighborhood parks every weekend. We need to hit that next goal before I present this to the council members. Please send this link to your neighbors so we can show them how many people care about our city.

June 20, 2007

Seeing this momentum grow feels like a weight lifting off my shoulders because I remember how much waste used to clog up my own neighborhood streets. It is clear now that so many of you share my frustration with the plastic cluttering our beautiful city. We are finally gaining the traction needed to show the council that our environment cannot wait any longer.

Reached 100 supporters

May 28, 2007

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Mark Vargas
19 years ago Featured

Ridiculous honestly. How am I supposed to carry my stuff home? Everyone is going to just end up buying more trash bags anyway.

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Sarah Perry
19 years ago Featured

About time! The amount of plastic bags i see floating in the park is just sad. We need to do better for the environment.

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David Obi
19 years ago Featured

Just start using reusable bags people. It isnt that hard to remember to keep a few in the trunk. Get over it.

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Emily Castillo
19 years ago Featured

my dog makes a mess of them anyway so im fine with this. glad to see the city doing something positive for once

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Kevin Achebe
19 years ago Featured

TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. store prices will just go up to cover the paper bags. we pay enough as it is.

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Jessica Griffin
19 years ago Featured

YES! San francisco needs to lead the way. Plastic bags are literally everywhere on the streets it is gross.

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