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Column: Banning plastic bags may not solve problems:

Column: Banning plastic bags may not solve problems:

ACC SmartBrief | 07/29/2008

Banning plastic bags is a more complicated proposition than pro-bagand anti-bag advocates would lead you to believe, David Lazaruswrites in the Los Angeles Times. He notes that many people reuseplastic bags as garbage bags and points out that paper bags areharmful to the environment. "Paper bags require more energy toproduce and, because they're heavier, are more expensive totransport," he writes. Los Angeles Times (free registration) (07/27)L.A. council votes to ban plastic bags if state does not impose feeWednesday, July 23, 2008 Free plastic bags set to be banned in China Wednesday, June 4, 2008 Look at the facts before deciding on paper vs. plastic Wednesday, July 9, 2008 Related News Stories Related Press Releases No plastic bags in Los Angeles stores beginning July 2010; paperbags to cost 25 cents Los Angeles Times| Tuesday, July 22, 2008No plastic bags in LA stores beginning July 2010 - NYTimes.comNew York Times, The |

Tuesday, July 22, 2008Los Angeles bans plastic bagsGlobe and Mail (Toronto), The | Wednesday, July 23, 2008L.A. to ban plastic bags from stores beginning in July 2010 USA TODAY | Wednesday, July 23, 2008Los Angeles council votes to ban plastic bags New Zealand Herald, The | Wednesday, July 23, 2008