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Support the Proposed Ban on Plastic Grocery Bags
Target: San Francisco Board of SupervisorsSponsored by: Care2
Help encourage San Francisco to lead the way in reducing global warming emissions by banning plastic grocery bags - and other cities may do the same.
Plastic bags eat up fossil fuel, litter streets and choke wildlife. What's more, it is estimated that plastic bags can take between 500 and 1000 years to decompose!
The Board of Supervisors have proposed a ban on plastic bags for large grocers in San Francisco. If this law were passed, large stores would have to offer customers bags made of recycled paper, plastic that can be composted or bags that can be reused. Violators would be required to pay a fine. The city's own Mayor, Gavin Newsom, endorses this bill.
According to a study by the UK-based Ban the Bag, only 0.5% of plastic bags are recycled. This means most bags are being thrown into waste dumps, where they will remain for hundreds of years.
Show your support for San Francisco's ban on plastic bags, so that other cities may follow suit. If you are a U.S. resident, a copy of your letter will also be sent to your state Governor!
Plastic bags eat up fossil fuel, litter streets and choke wildlife. What's more, it is estimated that plastic bags can take between 500 and 1000 years to decompose!
The Board of Supervisors have proposed a ban on plastic bags for large grocers in San Francisco. If this law were passed, large stores would have to offer customers bags made of recycled paper, plastic that can be composted or bags that can be reused. Violators would be required to pay a fine. The city's own Mayor, Gavin Newsom, endorses this bill.
According to a study by the UK-based Ban the Bag, only 0.5% of plastic bags are recycled. This means most bags are being thrown into waste dumps, where they will remain for hundreds of years.
Show your support for San Francisco's ban on plastic bags, so that other cities may follow suit. If you are a U.S. resident, a copy of your letter will also be sent to your state Governor!
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# 100:
6:54 am PDT, Mar 15,
Shelli Hundley-Barber, Alabama
# 99:
6:50 am PDT, Mar 15,
Dawn Wright, Canada
# 98:
6:47 am PDT, Mar 15,
Teresa Cowley, Texas
# 97:
6:46 am PDT, Mar 15,
Ketutar Jensen, Sweden
Because it can... ;-)
Because it can... ;-)
# 96:
6:41 am PDT, Mar 15,
Jennifer Megeney, Canada
# 95:
6:38 am PDT, Mar 15,
Melody Keefe, Nevada
You are a large and important city in our country. If YOU ban these killers of animal and earth then other cities will want to follow your lead. Stay with your progressive reputation and be one of the first to save the earth in such a big way.
You are a large and important city in our country. If YOU ban these killers of animal and earth then other cities will want to follow your lead. Stay with your progressive reputation and be one of the first to save the earth in such a big way.
# 94:
6:30 am PDT, Mar 15,
Fred Fall, New Jersey
# 93:
6:25 am PDT, Mar 15,
Robin Johnson, North Carolina
# 92:
6:25 am PDT, Mar 15,
Christy Gieseke, Texas
I think this is a great idea. I hope Texas decides to follow suit!
I think this is a great idea. I hope Texas decides to follow suit!
# 91:
6:17 am PDT, Mar 15,
Apollonia Lambertus, Utah
# 90:
6:11 am PDT, Mar 15,
Anne Fitzgerald, Ireland
# 89:
6:02 am PDT, Mar 15,
Lois Bressette, Wisconsin
# 88:
5:40 am PDT, Mar 15,
Roxanne Thelen, Michigan
# 87:
5:35 am PDT, Mar 15,
Name not displayed, China
# 86:
5:34 am PDT, Mar 15,
Vicki Pereira, Australia
# 85:
5:32 am PDT, Mar 15,
Marilyn Kinyon, West Virginia
# 84:
5:26 am PDT, Mar 15,
Monique Shepherd, Australia
# 83:
5:25 am PDT, Mar 15,
Shari Patterson, Utah
# 82:
5:18 am PDT, Mar 15,
Nicole Custers, South Africa
# 81:
5:14 am PDT, Mar 15,
Teri Peters-Sheldon, New Hampshire
Plastic bags may be recyclable, but in many communities, these bags may not be included with other household recyclables for curbside pickup. Even for those of us who care to make the extra effort, it is inconvenient to save these bags to bring them back to the stores for recycling. So… what happens to these bags? - they either end up going into landfills anyway, or blowing around the streets as TRASH. Please lead the way to a nationwide ban on plastic shopping bags. It is time for Americans to rethink our disposable society, and move to an ecologically sustainable way of life.
Plastic bags may be recyclable, but in many communities, these bags may not be included with other household recyclables for curbside pickup. Even for those of us who care to make the extra effort, it is inconvenient to save these bags to bring them back to the stores for recycling. So… what happens to these bags? - they either end up going into landfills anyway, or blowing around the streets as TRASH. Please lead the way to a nationwide ban on plastic shopping bags. It is time for Americans to rethink our disposable society, and move to an ecologically sustainable way of life.
# 80:
5:03 am PDT, Mar 15,
Javier Sebastián Segura, Spain
# 79:
4:51 am PDT, Mar 15,
Maria Luisa Sebastian-segura, Spain
We must stop being so lazy and uncaring... the impact on the environment as a whole because of this ridiculous way of shopping is criminal. Too many animals suffer because of this too, as previously mentioned by the caring person who saved the duck from choking. Please use either paper bags or take your own canvas bag, or backpack - in fact, backpacks are BRILLIANT for this purpose... I use them and they leave your hands free to carry other stuff, answer your phone, or whatever, and they´re much more gentle on your back!! TRY IT!
We must stop being so lazy and uncaring... the impact on the environment as a whole because of this ridiculous way of shopping is criminal. Too many animals suffer because of this too, as previously mentioned by the caring person who saved the duck from choking. Please use either paper bags or take your own canvas bag, or backpack - in fact, backpacks are BRILLIANT for this purpose... I use them and they leave your hands free to carry other stuff, answer your phone, or whatever, and they´re much more gentle on your back!! TRY IT!
# 78:
4:37 am PDT, Mar 15,
Joanne Daniel, Alabama
# 77:
4:33 am PDT, Mar 15,
Lene Hansen, Denmark
# 76:
4:32 am PDT, Mar 15,
Vivien Jones, United Kingdom
# 75:
4:28 am PDT, Mar 15,
Lori Liberatore-Sowder, Florida
# 74:
4:08 am PDT, Mar 15,
TK Farley, North Carolina
# 73:
3:51 am PDT, Mar 15,
Debi Webb, Ohio
# 72:
3:47 am PDT, Mar 15,
Jess Child, United Kingdom
# 71:
3:25 am PDT, Mar 15,
Amy Price, Ohio
California already has issues with pollution (especially in the big cities)so this would be great help to improve the state. Also, many trends come out of San Francisco......so start a trend that is great for the earth!!!!!
California already has issues with pollution (especially in the big cities)so this would be great help to improve the state. Also, many trends come out of San Francisco......so start a trend that is great for the earth!!!!!
# 70:
3:16 am PDT, Mar 15,
Jillian Child, United Kingdom
# 69:
2:51 am PDT, Mar 15,
Chetna Pittea, United Kingdom
# 68:
2:44 am PDT, Mar 15,
Name not displayed, United Kingdom
# 67:
2:43 am PDT, Mar 15,
Thomas Pirovano, Switzerland
This topic is very important!
This topic is very important!
# 66:
2:24 am PDT, Mar 15,
Name not displayed, New York
# 65:
2:17 am PDT, Mar 15,
Stephen Klein, Virginia
# 64:
1:55 am PDT, Mar 15,
Malgorzata Chomiak, Poland
# 63:
1:45 am PDT, Mar 15,
NARESH KADYAN, India
# 62:
1:33 am PDT, Mar 15,
Jeff Perzynski, Washington
# 61:
1:32 am PDT, Mar 15,
Charles Beisser, New York
# 60:
1:32 am PDT, Mar 15,
Robert Godin, Rhode Island
# 59:
1:29 am PDT, Mar 15,
Rhonda Ridley Daniels, Wyoming
I once had to save a choking duck from a plastic bag wrapped around it's neck and foot while my children watched crying for Mommy to save the duck. Luckily we were there had we not been it would have died for sure so please do we have to be so lazy that we want these crazy bags all over.
I once had to save a choking duck from a plastic bag wrapped around it's neck and foot while my children watched crying for Mommy to save the duck. Luckily we were there had we not been it would have died for sure so please do we have to be so lazy that we want these crazy bags all over.
# 58:
1:27 am PDT, Mar 15,
Jennifer Cribbs, Ohio
# 57:
1:19 am PDT, Mar 15,
Sarah Moen, California
# 56:
1:18 am PDT, Mar 15,
Timothy Bruck, Ohio
# 55:
1:11 am PDT, Mar 15,
ROBERT STREBECK, Texas
# 54:
1:00 am PDT, Mar 15,
Tiffany Henderson, Washington
Please take this very important step towards reducing toxic emissions into our atmosphere.
Please take this very important step towards reducing toxic emissions into our atmosphere.
# 53:
12:57 am PDT, Mar 15,
Sophie Fernandez, United Kingdom
# 52:
12:40 am PDT, Mar 15,
Sasha Novis, California
# 51:
12:35 am PDT, Mar 15,
Tina Florell, Sweden