In San Francisco, the age-old question "Paper or plastic?"was answered one year ago this week. The city banned hard-to-recycle plastic bags in grocery stores, and so far, that translates into 5 million fewer plastic bags every month. Now, other cities areconsidering similar bans, and companies are developing alternatives to disposable bags. Has your city considered a plastic bag ordinance?
Here's a quick slideshow that would convince even the most wasteful that plastic bags are bad.
A few newspaper articles can provide you with some background:
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What do you think about having this type of "policy of the month"?
Each month we can present /share/ feature a policy that cities in and around Contra Costa county are using to address climate change.