Business advocates came out in opposition to a proposed ban on plastic checkout bags in Annapolis stores when the bill was presented at an Annapolis City Council meeting Monday.
Paper bags don?t break down in landfills any faster than plastic bags because they are sealed and compressed in layers of lining, said Sveinn Storm, owner of Storm Bros. Ice Cream Factory and City Wraps in Annapolis and an environmental activist who raised awareness about sewage being dumped into the Chesapeake Bay in 2004.
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