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		<title>Brookline Also Bans Disposable Plastic Bags In Supermarkets</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A day after banning Styrofoam food containers, Brookline voted yesterday to prohibit supermarkets and other retailers from using disposable plastic checkout bags.  The ban was approved after proponents showed Town Meeting members pictures of a cow chewing on a plastic bags and other animals entangled in the bags.  Only disposable polyethylene plastic bags will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brookline, Massachusetts Approves Styrofoam Container Ban</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jack Peterson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The town of Brookline has voted to ban the use of Styrofoam food and drink containers at local restaurants.  At a special Town Meeting last night, residents voted 169-to-27 for the ban, which will take effect in December, 2013.  Supporters of the ban cited the environmental impact of cups, which are not biodegradable and are [...]]]></description>
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