California Plastic Bag Ban Amended to Win Support

The Sacramento Bee reports:

In a bid for more support, legislators made late amendments Friday to a proposal that would make California the first state to ban single-use plastic grocery, convenience and drugstore bags.

The proposal by Assemblyman Julia Brownley, D-Santa Monica, was amended to address concerns that the bill would cost jobs and burden consumers with a nickel charge for paper bags. The bill would ban single-use plastic carryout bags from supermarkets and large drugstores starting in 2012, and smaller grocers, convenience and liquor stores in 2013.

Salvation through banning plastic bags!