Plastics 'Project Recon': San Fran goin' after 'paper' too!

From: http://www.plasticsnews.com/blog/2009/10/now_san_francisco_is_targeting.html

"Now San Francisco is targeting paper bags"

By Don Loepp on October 21, 2009

Remember how San Francisco banned plastic bags? Now Board of Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi is after paper bags, too.

Mirkarimi, the author of the city's plastic bag ban, introduced legislation yesterday that would require stores to offer a 10-cent rebate to people who bring their own bags.

"I believe we now need to tackle paper bags," Mirkarimi told the San Francisco Chronicle. "So when the question is asked, paper or plastic, the answer is neither."...

From: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/21/MNUT1A8DSG.DTL&tsp=1

"Plastic bags limited - next target is paper"

by John Cote SF Chronicle on October 21, 2009

The question "paper or plastic?" will become irrelevant in San Francisco if Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi has his way.

Mirkarimi, who pioneered the city's ban on plastic bags at large grocery stores and pharmacies, introduced legislation Tuesday at the Board of Supervisors that would require those stores to offer a 10-cent rebate as an incentive for people to bring their own bags.

"I believe we now need to tackle paper bags," Mirkarimi said. "So when the question is asked, paper or plastic, the answer is neither."

The plastic-bag ban, initially viewed skeptically, is now seen by many as visionary. That law is meant to decrease litter, reduce waste going to landfills, and curb dependence on petroleum, as the bags are oil-based...