California on verge of banning plastic bags

[mookiemookie]

California is poised to become the first state in the nation to ban plastic shopping bags, a move hailed by environmentalists and grocers alike.

The state Senate approved the ban on Friday, sending it to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office for his signature.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37514616...s-environment/

I'm not sure about this. I re-use plastic bags from the store often and I wouldn't like if they got rid of them. I think they have it backwards here. They should give out the paper bags for free, but charge you extra if you wanted plastic.

Sounds pretty inconvenient. But reading the stories about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch and you kind of understand where they're coming from.