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		<title>San Francisco &#8211; Plastic Bags Begone!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In a bold move, the San Francisco City Board of Supervisors unanimously voted yesterday (February 7) to expand the existing ban on single-use shopping bags  The existing ban affects large grocery and and chain-pharmacy stores and has been in effect since 2007.  San Francisco was the first major city in the United States to pass such an ordinance. Starting in ]]></description>
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		<title>The Good Stuff</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For an overview of the problems that plastic bags cause our environment, as well as some of the solutions, take a listen to the newest Annie Leonard podcast:  &#8220;The Good Stuff &#8212; Episode 1:  Take THAT, Plastic Bags&#8221; http://www.storyofstuff.org/2012/01/22/take-that-plastic-bags/. Annie  Leonard has a lengthy and far-ranging conversation with Andy Keller of ChicoBag.  Annie also talks about her journey to Asia, ]]></description>
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		<title>Hawaii County Bans Disposable Plastic Bags</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hawaii County has joined its two Neighbor Island counterparts in outlawing businesses&#8217; long-standing practice of providing free plastic shopping bags at the checkout line. &#8220;I signed it,&#8221; Mayor Billy Kenoi said Tuesday regarding one of his most-anticipated actions since becoming the county&#8217;s chief executive a little more than three years ago. Read More in the Hawaii Tribune-Herald &#038;nbsp]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bagmonster.com/2012/01/hawaii-county-bans-disposable-plastic-bags.html</link>
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		<title>San Luis Obispo County Votes for Bag Ban!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations to the forward-thinking San Luis Obispo County Integrated Waste Management Authority for voting to do away with single-use plastic bags throughout the county! In a meeting today, the board members voted 8 to 5 for the ban on plastic bags, and a 10 cent charge for paper bags.  The ban will go into effect on October 1, 2012.  According ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.bagmonster.com/2012/01/san-luis-obispo-county-votes-for-bag-ban.html</link>
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		<title>Welcome to 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As we reflect on the progress made in the reduction of plastic waste in 2011, we would like to officially welcome the following cities and counties to a plastic-bag free 2012, effective today: Los Angeles County (Unincorporated) &#8211; Effective today, a previous ban of plastic bags in larger retail stores, spreads to smaller grocery stores, pharmacies, convenience stores  and food markets.  ]]></description>
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		<title>In Defense of Plastic Bag Bans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week, Greenbiz.com posted an article by Marc Gunther titled &#8220;In Defense of the Plastic Bag&#8221; in which Mr. Gunther attempted to put forth some arguments that maybe plastic bags aren&#8217;t so bad, after all.  Unfortunately, many of his statements just don&#8217;t &#8220;hold water&#8221; when scrutinized  or balanced with other, extremely credible sources.   Today, an excellent reubuttal piece by Stiv Wilson ]]></description>
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