I'm curious if 17 cents would be similiar to the
expense to Minneapolis. Can our resident waste
specialist on the list find out this information for
us?
I've heard the argument that plastic bags take less
energy to manufacture than paper ones but paper ones
biodegrade faster and are less difficult to dispose.
Given these competing ideas is one really
environmentally prefereable to the other in all
situations?
David Strand
Loring Park
Fun fact to know and tell:
San Francisco is deciding if stores should charge
customers $.17 for each plastic bag. The city has
calculated that $.17 is what it costs them to process
the bag. It is hoped that this will encourage
primarily cloth bags, sugar based compostable
*plastic* replacement bags, or paper.
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