Who's trying to get Winona to ban plastic bags
“I don’t know if (the ordinance) is something I’ll see when I’m here, but I would come back to see whatever does happen with it.”
-- Winona State University senior Laura Senefeld, who is on a campaign to have single-use plastic bags banned from the city. She has shown the documentary Bag It on campus and recruited Winona State students, a chemistry professor, a biology professor and a city council member to help her build support.
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