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Recursion

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19. Non-recycled paper is almost entirely made from trees planted to be harvested
Wed May 23, 2012, 11:01 PM
May 2012

And (if made right) they break down after use. I don't see anything wrong with that.

Another reason to love LA!! k&r polichick May 2012 #1
Love LA too ~ we just take goclark May 2012 #18
Hope this trend continues across the country tawadi May 2012 #2
Great job LA... Magoo48 May 2012 #3
Always hated plastic bags, especially for small purchases RZM May 2012 #4
paper mills should see orders increase may3rd May 2012 #5
Bet money on it. n/t bbinacan May 2012 #7
paper bags are usually sourced mostly from recycled paper CreekDog May 2012 #8
Or plastic handbags made of recycled plastic. BadgerKid May 2012 #9
Non-recycled paper is almost entirely made from trees planted to be harvested Recursion May 2012 #19
It took forever, but we finally did it!! kestrel91316 May 2012 #6
Post removed Post removed May 2012 #10
Ridiculous. If you knew what you were talking about you couldn't say this honestly. CreekDog May 2012 #11
Great news! We've been rocking the bag ban out in unicorporated L.A. county, since July 2011.. left coaster May 2012 #13
LA is run by rich white people. provis99 May 2012 #15
This message was self-deleted by its author CreekDog May 2012 #16
Oh Really? DBoon May 2012 #20
there are jobs in making canvas or recycled plastic bags, right? wordpix May 2012 #21
Now if we could only find a way to ban FAUX NEWZ, we would really be on to something. SkatmanRoth May 2012 #12
Bag grabbers can go to hell NoPasaran May 2012 #14
your bags > the environment CreekDog May 2012 #17
DC has had a bag ban for about a year and there are no longer bags trashing up the city wordpix May 2012 #22
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