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San Francisco, California, has decided to put an end to the question, "Do you want paper or plastic?" The city has moved to ban the use of plastic bags at all city grocery stores.

The Board of Supervisors complained that the petroleum-based bags clutter much of the streets and endanger wildlife due to the fact that they cannot decompose. Many recycling machines have been gummed up by these bags as well.

The head of the Environment Department, Jared Blumenfeld said, "The ban would help move the city closer to its goal of diverting 75% of all waste produced from its landfills by 2010."


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