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Santa Cruz sued over plastic bag ban ordinance

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) -- Makers of banned plastic shopping bags are fighting back, and have filed a lawsuit in Santa Cruz asking a judge to toss out the city's bag prohibition.

The Santa Cruz Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/Qaifwj ) that the Save the Plastic Bag Coalition filed its suit last month in Santa Cruz County Superior Court.

Stephen Joseph, a lawyer for the coalition that includes Los Angeles-area Crown Poly and Command Packaging, argues that prohibiting plastic bags increases paper and re-usable bag production, which causes negative environmental impacts.

The bag makers want the ban to be reviewed under California's environmental laws, and the fee charged to customers raised from 10-to-25 cents.

Santa Cruz City Attorney John Barisone said the city is looking at some of Joseph's requested revisions to the ordinance for a possible settlement.

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Information from: Santa Cruz Sentinel, http://www.santacruzsentinel.com

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