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Reusable Bag News In Mayor’s Plan, the Plastic Bag Will Carry a Fee New York Times - New York, NY, USA — In its struggle to make New York more green, the Bloomberg administration has tried discouraging people from using plastic bags. . . . Photo exhibit reveals how plastic bags haunt desert Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, AZ, USA — A Green Valley couple has begun a grass-roots movement to dig Tucson out of a mountain of plastic bags . . . For Seattle Shoppers, Paper or Plastic Could Come with a ‘Green Fee’ New York Times - USA — Last year, San Francisco banned plastic grocery bags outright, but paper bags can still be used, and without a fee. Seattle, often just as liberal but less . . . Plastic-Bag Bans Gaining Momentum Around the World National Geographic News — From Australia to the U.K., and all across the U.S., politicians and corporations are pondering banning or taxing plastic bags . . . PAPER or PLASTIC? Is there a correct answer? MSNBC — Banning plastic bags statewide will encourage shoppers to bring their own reusable bags to the grocery store, said the sponsor of a . . . Lawmakers consider ban on plastic bags Examiner.com - CA, USA — Banning plastic bags statewide will encourage shoppers to bring their own reusable bags to the grocery store, said the sponsor of a . . . Boulder's Whole Foods leads charge to ditch bags Daily Camera - CO, USA — The natural food store has made strides in reducing the use of plastic grocery bags and is making plans to target the produce bags as well . . . The Tote Bag's Coming. Are You Ready For It? TheNewsTribune.com, WA — This is not our first stab at reusable bags. We tried to like the cloth sacks grocery stores marketed a few years back. But they were surly little items . . . Envirochic, I'd like you to meet groceries Valley Star, CA — Reusable grocery bags rocketed into the spotlight recently thanks to San Francisco Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi's anti-plastic grocery bag legislation . . . Paper, plastic are passe as grocers stock reusable bags DesMoinesRegister.com, IA — Last year, the 500 bags were gone by August. Rachel Glaza, 28, of Des Moines has been bringing reusable bags to the grocery store since she bought two cloth . . . Whole Foods to Bag Plastic: Whaddya Think? Washington Post, United States — Polypro is also more easily recycled than regular grocery bag plastic. I started using reusable bags after I heard about the area in the Pacific Ocean about . . . Bag 'em up: Plastic sacks losing appeal Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN — Prompted by environmental and consumer concerns, some grocery stores are banning thin plastic bags this spring. . . .
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