KNOW UNTIL WE TR IT IS COMMON TO SEE PEOPLE HANGING OUT IN PORTSMOUTH DRINKING FROM PLASTIC CUTS OR -- CUPS OR EATING FROM PLASTIC CONTAINERS. THE CITY COULD BE THE FIRST IN THE STATE TO REGULATE THOSE DISPOSABLE MATERIALS. >> SOMEONE NEEDS TO PULL THE TRIGGER AND TAKE ACTION. JENNIFER: CITY COUNSELOR JOSH DENTON STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO TRYING TO BAN PLASTIC SHOPPING BAGS AND PUT A $.10 FEE ON PAPERBACKS. HIS LATEST PROPOSAL INCLUDES BANNING SINGLE USE PLASTIC CONTAINERS. IT CAN HAPPEN CITYWIDE BECAUSE THERE IS NO STATEWIDE LEGISLATION TO ENABLE IT. IT WOULD IMPACT CITY-OWNED PROPERTY. AND EVENTS LIKE THE ARTS FESTIVAL, HE BELIEVES THE CITY IS READY. >> THE NEWSPAPERS, WE SHOULD TRY TO BE A LEADER IN THAT. JENNIFER: IT WOULD BE CITYWIDE BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE IT FALLS UNDER THE SOLID WASTE STATUTE. >> AND WE WORK TO ELIMINATE THE PRODUCTS ALTOGETHER. >> THE PLASTICS BAN COULD PASS FIRST AS A POLICY RATHER THAN A FULL-BLOWN ORDINANCE SO THAT IT CAN BETWEEN -