Fri, Dec 14, 2007 -- 8:33 AM

Paper or Plastic?
Paper or Plastic? -- 180 million plastic bags are distributed to shoppers each year in San Francisco alone. They are hard to recycle and easily blow into streets and clog up waterways, threatening marine life. This November, San Francisco became the first city in the country to outlaw plastic check out bags at large supermarkets. Other cities, such as Fairfax in Marin, have tried to pass similar bans but bowed to threats of lawsuits from the plastic industry. We'll look at the ongoing debate over plastic.

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