Just One Word...Plastics

Hosted by Evan Kleiman Oct. 01, 2011 Food & Drink

Dean Kubani is the Environmental Programs Division Manager for the City of Santa Monica. He discusses the recent plastic bag ban in Santa Monica.

(The ban was also the subject of a recent Which Way, LA? discussion.)

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Credits

Host:

Evan Kleiman

Producers:

Gillian Ferguson, Laryl Garcia, Candace Moyer, Harriet Ells

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