San Francisco's proposed ban on plastic bags has the support of the majority of the city's board of supervisors and its mayor, Gavin Newsom, reports NPR (See an earlier RN: Mar 9 - SF to Expand Anti-Plastic Bag Measure). NPR reporters found that the proposed ban had wide support in the city:
"Some experts say the bags are one of the biggest sources of pollution in the city...Judging from an unscientific survey of shoppers outside a large grocery store in San Francisco's Mission District, the proposed ban is a popular idea."
If the measure were to pass it could generate considerable momentum in other cities for similiary measures, says NPR.
CAW and Plastic Bags: