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>> >>ERIK ANDERSON: ALEX PADILLA'S DISTRICT IS IN LOS ANGELES, BUT HE'S HOPING TO PUT
A PLASTIC BAG BAN IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE STATE.
>> >>: THERE'S NEARLY 13 BILLION SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED WHEN WE'RE
SHOPPING. THAT'S NEARLY 400 BAGS FOR EVERY MAN, WOMAN
AND CHILD IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. AND ACCORDING TO OUR STATE EXPERTS, LESS THAN
3% OF THOSE BAGS ARE RECYCLED. >> >>ERIK ANDERSON: IF THE BAGS ARE NOT AVAILABLE
IN STORES SUPPORTERS SAY THEY WON'T END UP OUT HERE IN THE ENVIRONMENT.
HAD LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO BAN THE BAGS HAVE FAILED TWICE.
FAILED TWICE. IT PROMPTED NEARLY 80 MUNICIPALITIES TO PASS
LOCAL BANS INCLUDING SOLANA BEACH AND SAN DIEGO COUNTY.
SARAH PAULSON SHEEHY WANTS TO ELIMINATE THAT PATCH WORK SYSTEM.
>> >>: IT'S TOUGH FOR CUSTOMERS, IT'S TOUGH FOR OUR MEMBERS. YOU COULD LITERALLY HAVE
A STORE ON ONE SIDE OF THE STREET THAT'S UNDER CARRY OUT BAG ORDINANCE AND A STORE ON ANOTHER
SIDE OF THE STREET IS NOT. THAT CONFUSES EVERYBODY.
>> >>ERIK ANDERSON: A STATE WIDE BAN WOULD LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD.
CLEAN WATER ADVOCATES SAY THE TIME HAS COME. JILL WACOWSKY IS CAN WITH COAST KEEPERS SAN
DIEGO. >> >>: WE'VE TOLERATED THE IMPACTS TO MARINE
LIFE, THE BLIGHT ON OUR BEACHES, OUR ROAD SIDES, OUR PARKS AND OUR COMMUNITIES.
NOT ANYMORE. THERE'S NO NEED TO.
>> >>ERIK ANDERSON: PADILLA'S PLASTIC BAG BAN BILL COMES UP FOR ANOTHER VOTE IN DECEMBER.