[Winona Online Democracy]
I believe that the primary reason film bags have been banned from cities is because of the litter problem they pose. They fly through the air with the slightest breeze and get lodged in treetops, and other visible yet difficult to retrieve locations, and remain there for many years. They also get caught in retrievable locations as well, but require constant attention to pick up. Closer to home, on nearly a daily basis we must go out in the front of our office at 225 W 2nd St. to pick up bags and other plastic garbage that blows east down 2nd St., and gets caught in the shrubs and flowers we've planted in the front of the building. I often wonder, where is all the garbage coming from??? Second St. seems like a bit of a wind tunnel, actually. Anne Morse -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of john finn Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 5:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Winona] eliminating plastic bags in Winona
I'm all for reducing reliance on petroleum products, but here's my opinion: If you took the plastic bags from a whole cart full of groceries and compressed them down to a solid volume, what would that space be? Maybe a thimble or two. Gasoline made from the amount of petroleum used to make those bags would possibly propel your car out of the parking lot, but probably not. _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joliene Olson Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 5:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Winona] eliminating plastic bags in Winona I see that San Francisco is considering making it illegal to use plastic shopping bags in their city. Would it be possible to consider that as part of the Winona County efforts on reducing consumption of petroleum products? In Atlanta one of the large grocery stores offers a place to bring excess plastic bags that we all accumulate. Is there anyone interested in setting up a possible site to receive excess plastic bags? Thanks Joliene Olson
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