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Maine Asks Shoppers to Go to Reusable Grocery Bags


Green Lifestyle  (tags: plastic bags, reusable bags )

Kellie
- 617 days ago - hosted.ap.org
Maine lawmakers are urging consumers to do their bit to help the environment by bringing reusable shopping bags when they go to the grocery store. The Senate passed a nonbinding order Thursday, a day after the House took similar action.
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Jen B. (21)
Thursday March 27, 2008, 5:41 pm
A promising step in the right direction.
 

Scott Shaubel (816)
Friday March 28, 2008, 6:19 am

- if "they" would quit making platic bags, no-one would use them.

- seems easy enough !
 

Anu K. (7)
Friday March 28, 2008, 12:30 pm
Wish the entire country would do this. Please sign the petition below.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/2/ban-plastic-bags-in-minneapolis
 

Deborah N. (34)
Friday March 28, 2008, 7:15 pm
Yeah leave it to Maine.. my home state...
 
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