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We can strike this down with ease." The Laredo merchants sued the city... alleging that...

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We can strike this down with ease." [narrator]
The Laredo merchants sued the city... alleging that the bag ban violated
state waste disposal laws that prohibited cities
from regulating containers. [Tricia] They were arguing
that plastic bags are containers

Full Transcript

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We can strike this down with ease."
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[narrator] The Laredo merchants sued the city...
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alleging that the bag ban violated state waste disposal laws
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that prohibited cities from regulating containers.
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[Tricia] They were arguing that plastic bags are containers.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:08
Uploaded
Jun 17, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
Zero Point Zero

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Movie Summary

Influencer hype and marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, teens become addicted to vaping, disposable furniture kills, and corporations use of single use plastics are the stories told in this 4 part series.
S01 • E02 [Ally] Has tried, I would say an easy 95%. - Broken 00:05
[Ally] Has tried, I would say an easy 95%.
S01 • E02 [narrator] But beyond addiction to nicotine, - Broken 00:16
[narrator] But beyond addiction to nicotine,
S01 • E04 These were laws from the '80s, early '90s, that the bottle industry - Broken 00:09
These were laws from the '80s, early '90s, that th...
S01 • E04 So they piggybacked onto those laws to say, - Broken 00:28
So they piggybacked onto those laws to say,
S01 • E02 So a lot of the research that we need to do - Broken 00:07
So a lot of the research that we need to do
S01 • E02 [narrator] Since 2015, Dr. Navas-Acien and her colleagues - Broken 00:12
[narrator] Since 2015, Dr. Navas-Acien and her colleagues
S01 • E02 It's a wonderful, new product that is going to help everybody quit." - Broken 00:13
It's a wonderful, new product that is going to help eve...
S01 • E04 The plastic bag industry groups, they filed briefs - Broken 00:06
The plastic bag industry groups, they filed briefs
S01 • E01 Yeah, I thought their nan was picking them up - Broken 00:08
Yeah, I thought their nan was picking them up
S01 • E04 [narrator] The Texas Attorney General also joined the effort - Broken 00:08
[narrator] The Texas Attorney General also joined the effort
S01 • E02 So, actually it's great that I can see it - Broken 00:05
So, actually it's great that I can see it
S01 • E04 They wake up one day and they decide that if they don't like the law - Broken 00:09
They wake up one day and they decide that if they don't...
S01 • E02 My first question in particular was, - Broken 00:06
My first question in particular was,
S01 • E02 Are these metals being released - Broken 00:11
Are these metals being released
S01 • E03 [narrator] And that was just from IKEA dressers. - Broken 00:21
[narrator] And that was just from IKEA dressers.
S01 • E04 [narrator] Many supporters of the ban felt that the merchants' lawsuit - Broken 00:10
[narrator] Many supporters of the ban felt that the merchant...
S01 • E04 They had a really large legal entourage with attorneys from all over. - Broken 00:05
They had a really large legal entourage with attorneys from ...
S01 • E02 And the vapor now is collected into the tube. - Broken 00:05
And the vapor now is collected into the tube.
S01 • E04 So I can only imagine the kind of industry money that went into their fight. - Broken 00:08
So I can only imagine the kind of industry money that went i...
S01 • E02 [narrator] What they found in early testing was troubling. - Broken 00:07
[narrator] What they found in early testing was troubling.