AM1440 - The Information Station : Local Starts Here.: Supporters of Plastic Bag Ban React to Defeat of Statewide Ban

Supporters of Plastic Bag Ban React to Defeat of Statewide Ban
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Beth Ward on September 02,2010 9:59am
 
SUPPORTERS OF A MEASURE TO BAN PLASTIC BAGS IN CALIFORNIA SAY THEY ARE
DISAPPOINTED THE MEASURE DIDN'T PASS. AB 1999 WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST
STATEWIDE MEASURE IN THE NATION TO BAN THE BAGS AND IMPOSE A FEE FOR ANYONE
USING THEM AT LOCAL SUPERMARKETS. LISA HARPER HENDERSON WITH THE MARINE MAMMAL
CENTER IN MORRO BAY TELLS KCOY CBS 12 THEY HAVE SEEN FIRST HAND THE EFFECT
PLASTIC BAGS CAN HAVE ON MARINE LIFE.
CALIFORNIA USES AN ESTIMATED 19 BILLION PLASTIC BAGS EVERY YEAR. THEY ARE
ALREADY BANNED IN THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO.