San Jose, California, the 10th largest city in the United States, now has the toughest bag ban in America. On December 14, the City Council approved and adopted the ordinance. As reported here, the Council decided to pursue a ban 14 months ago and directed staff to conduct an EIR…
Long Beach, CA, the second largest city in L A County, decided in a 6-2 vote by the City Council to ban single-use carry-out plastic bags. The ordinance means that retailers cannot give out plastic bags to customers for their purchases. Acccording to Suja Lowenthal, Vice Mayor, the city has…
Those words were spoken by Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas at the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting on November 16, just before the Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance was passed. Supervisor Yaroslavsky stated in his talk that, when AB1998 was before the state, that several members of the the Board of…
California’s Los Angeles (LA) County enacted a ban on single-use plastic bags on Tuesday, November 16, 2010. The Board of Supervisors voted 3-1 to adopt the ordinance. The ban prohibits retailers from giving away plastic carry-out bags for customers to take home their purchases. The ordinance also imposes a 10…
As part of fiscal measures to reduce the deficit and for sustainability, the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration of the Autonomous Communities of Andalucia, Spain, has decreed a tax be imposed on single-use plastic bags. Beginning in 2011, the tax will be 5 cents per single-use plastic bag; then…
We reported on August 1st, that Sioux Lookout was nearing a plastic bag ban. On September 15th, 2010, The City of Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada, became the first Municipality in Ontario to ban plastic bags. Sioux Lookout Municipal Council gave third and final reading to By‐Law No. 20‐10. The Council…
The second largest metropolis in the western hemisphere has banned retail establishments from donating plastic bags to shoppers. Mexico City, on Tuesday August 17, 2010, declared that effective Thursday, August 19, 2010, the application of sanctions for firms supplying plastic bags for free would be in force. Leticia Bonifaz Alfonso,…
On September 18, 2009, the City Council of San Jose, CA voted to prohibit the use of single-use plastic and paper bags within the city. San Jose is the 10th largest city in the U. S. and is the largest U.S. City to ban single-use bags. San Jose is in…
On September 2, 2008, the Town of Westport, Connecticut approved an ordinance to ban the use of plastic bags. Known as the “Retail Checkout Bags Ordinance”, the ordinance was approved at a Representative Town Meeting and became operative on March 19, 2009. The six month interim allowed retail establishments to…
On May 4, 2009, South Australia banned lightweight, check-out style plastic bags. The ban prevents any and all retailers from giving away or selling any plastic bag that is less than 35 microns thick and made of polyethylene polymer. South Australia (SA) is a state in Australia. The plastic bag…
Becoming eco-friendly is possible, even if this concept is new to you . .
I do not mind the plastic bag ban at all..... I say everyone stop whining . . .
It was great to read about a younger generation drawing attention to environmental issues.
Just to follow up on what Andy said, in the UK some supermarkets now charge for plastic bags
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