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S.F. mayor backs stricter ban on plastic bags
The proposal to expand San Francisco's ban on plastic bags and to impose a 10-cent charge on all other bags handed out at the checkout stand or takeout counter now has Mayor Ed Lee's firm backing, all but assuring...

San Francisco expands plastic-bag ban
Shoppers in San Francisco will have to pay 10 cents per bag and more retailers are now banned from handing out plastic bags under a proposal approved Tuesday by the city's Board of Supervisors.

San Francisco expands plastic-bag ban; mayor expresses support for proposal
SAN FRANCISCO - Shoppers in San Francisco will have to pay 10 cents per bag and more retailers are now banned from handing out plastic bags under a proposal approved Tuesday by the city's Board of Supervisors.

San Francisco poised to expand plastic-bag ban
SAN FRANCISCO — Shoppers in San Francisco would have to pay 10 cents per bag and more retailers would be banned from handing out plastic bags under a proposal that the city’s Board of Supervisors is expected to take up on Tuesday.

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsSan Francisco expands plastic-bag ban
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Shoppers in San Francisco will have to pay 10 cents per bag and more retailers are now banned from handing out plastic bags under a proposal approved Tuesday by the city's Board of Supervisors.

SF poised to expand plastic-bag ban
San Francisco appears set to expand its ban on plastic bags and impose a 10-cent charge on all bags handed out at stores.

IIP growth comes gift-wrapped in plastic
It may be an environmental nuisance, but when stacked up by the ministry of statistics on the IIP list, the plastic bag becomes a driving factor for industrial growth. The growth in polythene bags emerged a contributory factor in the positive November IIP (industrial production index) numbers.

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Shoppers in San Francisco will have to pay 10 cents per bag and more retailers are now banned from handing out plastic bags under a proposal approved Tuesday by the city's Board of Supervisors.

Bye, bye bags
The Albertsons store in Ashland next month will become the first store in the company's chain to get rid of plastic bags — and to celebrate this environmentally friendly move, it's holding a contest among the town's three elementary schools to see who can bring in the most plastic bags.