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Article: City works toward goal of reducing plastic bags
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- The Sun, San Bernardino, Calif.
- Article date:
- January 29, 2008
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YUCAIPA - City officials are considering ways to work with
retailers to reduce the use of plastic bags in the city.
Councilman Bob Lampi proposed forging a partnership between big-
box retailers and grocery stores to create an education program that
would push for recycling plastic bags.
To that end, the five-person City Council agreed Monday to
consider creating a law modeled after a proposed Los Angeles
ordinance that would get rid of plastic bags voluntarily.
Los Angeles' proposal requires retailers to work with customers
to eliminate plastic bags. If retailers fail to reduce the amount
they use, the city could consider banning the bags.
Jack Brown, chief executive and chairman of ...