December 23, 2008
Chris Rhatigan
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Add Iowa City to the list of municipalities considering banning plastic grocery bags.
San Francisco banned plastic bags in 2007, and cities such as Seattle, Boston, Portland, Ore., Madison, Wis., and Phoenix have explored similar measures.
Now the Iowa City Council will discuss a bag ban after council member Connie Champion introduced the idea at a meeting earlier this month.
Champion stressed that she's not necessarily an advocate of a ban, but she thinks the idea should be considered.
"I don't know where I'm going to stand on it, but I think that it's worth discussing," she said.
Mayor Regenia Bailey said banning plastic bags is "not such an unusual idea. I think that the trend is catching on to a certain degree."
She said the non-biodegradable bags often become litter.
"(The bags) create an environmental hazard in our parks and in our waterways," she said.
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