Paper or Plastic?

latitude 37.773, longitude -122.439

This November, San Francisco became the first city in the country to outlaw plastic check out bags at large supermarkets, arguing that the bags are dangerous to marine life and hard to recycle. But some studies say paper bags can be just as harmful for the environment. So why target plastic?

Air Date: Thursday, Dec 13 2007 at 3:45PM
Duration: 05:45 Segment: 2-11

 

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