IDIOTS In Progress....

[kilowatt]

San Jose votes to ban paper, plastic shopping bags

By ASSOCIATED PRESS


Published: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 2:39 p.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 2:39 p.m.
SAN JOSE ? The San Jose City Council has passed one of the country's strictest shopping bag bans, voting to bar retailers from giving out most paper and plastic bags.

The ordinance passed Tuesday would prohibit stores from giving out free plastic shopping bags. Paper bags made with at least 40 percent recycled materials would be permitted, but only for a fee

The ban must undergo an environmental review and a legal analysis before it takes effect in 2011.

Supporters of the ban say plastic bags generate mountains of trash that clog waterways and threaten wildlife. They say the production of paper bags generates excessive greenhouse gases.

Industry groups opposed to the ban argue that improved recycling efforts are better than a patchwork of city-by-city ordinances.

 

[1911]

Cali could use a makeover for its motto. Maybe something like Welcome to Kalifornia...please leave your civil liberties at the border (unless they involve some sort of sick sexual perversions in which case they are welcome).

 

[Calif_Mike]

I remember it wasn't so long ago that they gave us the good ole plastic bad because it could be made of recyceled plastics and therefore better than cutting down trees. Then they gave us back the brown paper bag that we had before becuase it could be made of recycled cardboard. Now they are going to take away both and make us use cloth bags, which I guess would be made out of cotton, oppps, cotton needs water...

Calif_mike

 

[mozey]

heh...what goes around...

At least in this case the idiocy will mostly be applied to the idiots that voted the council into office.

 

[gb22]

1911 and Mozey,

AMEN.


Within the shadows, go quietly.

 

[RELH]

The day will come when those IDIOTS will ban toilet paper. Corn farmers will get rich selling them the throw away corn cobs. Might even label it "All natural" product for hygene use.

RELH

 

[1911]

>The day will come when those
>IDIOTS will ban toilet paper.
>Corn farmers will get rich
>selling them the throw away
>corn cobs. Might even label
>it "All natural" product for
>hygene use.
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> RELH
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..only they will be considered mutli-use. In the public squatters you'll see them tethered to the seat with a chain bead like the pen at your local bank. Haste makes waste. Oh boy lets not give them any ideas.

 

[BuckSnort]

Yeah but do hippies even wipe?

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[CAforkedhorn]

LAST EDITED ON Sep-23-09 AT 10:37PM (MST)[p]I'm not sure maybe we should ask ForTheWall


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