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Posted by David Roberts at 10:32 PM on 27 Mar 2007

Read more about: green living | shopping | San Francisco

... is probably going to ban plastic shopping bags.

Not to be indelicate but...

I recycle plastic shopping bags by using them for dealing with animal poop. What will residents of SF do for picking up after dogs? Go out and buy plastic bags? Hmmm.

you should be so lucky...

>>What will residents of SF do for picking up after dogs? Go out and buy plastic bags?

lol - you should be so lucky. No, the poo will now be collected in biodegradable waste carts for kilowatt harvesting.

POWERED BY POOCHES
Rather than let pet dung go to waste, experts explore its energy potential

Not shopping bags

Not shopping bags.
Petroluem based shopping bags.

The move is just to switch to biodegradable ones.

-David Ahlport

This is a bold move

Maybe there is hope for the human race and the biodiversity we share the planet with.*

*(dripping, dark, sarcasm)

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

Not really

Not really,
Other countries have been doing it since the 80s.

It's actually kinda suprising it's taken SF this long, considering their reputation.

-David Ahlport

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