The Town of Westport, CT passed an ordinance on September 2, 2008, with the most extensive ban on plastic bags in the U.S. Since then, through sharing documents and guidance, the sponsors of the ordinance have been assisting many other communities in their efforts to ban plastic bags. Indeed, Rye,…
Long Beach, California is located in Los Angeles County. LA County passed a plastic bag ordinance in November, 2010 and established a model for cities located within the County. See LA County’s Plastic Bag Ban. Large Stores Begins August 1st Long Beach residents are reminded to “Take a Tote” when…
ORDINANCE NO. 2011-282 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALABASAS ADDING CHAPTER 8.17 TO THE CALABASAS MUNICIPAL CODE TO REGULATE THE USE OF PLASTIC CARRYOUT BAGS AND RECYCLABLE PAPER BAGS AND PROMOTE THE USE OF REUSABLE BAGS IN THE CITY OF CALABASAS THE CITY COUNCIL OF…
ORDINANCE NO. __8–…-:85__ BILL NO. 2321, Draft 2 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A NEW ARTICLE 19, CHAPTER 22, KAUA’I COUNTY CODE 1987, RELATING TO PLASTIC BAG REDUCTION BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF KAUA’I, STATE OF HAvVAI’I: “SECTION 1. Findings and Purpose. The production…
DRAFT–Contact the Office of the City Clerk at (408)535-1260 or CityClerk@sanjoseca.gov for final document. AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE AMENDING CHAPTER 9.10 OF TITLE 9 OF THE SAN JOSE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD A NEW PART 13 TO BAN SINGLE-USE CARRYOUT BAGS, AND PROHIBIT THE FREE DISTRIBUTION…
Here is the 2100-Word Plastic Bag Ban Ordinance adopted by the County of Los Angeles, California, USA. ANAL YSIS This ordinance amends Title 12 – Environmental Protection of the Los Angeles County Code, by adding a Chapter regulating the use of plastic carryout bags and recyclable paper carryout bags and…
BILL NUMBER: AB 1998 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Brownley FEBRUARY 17, 2010 An act to amend Section 42257 of, and to add Chapter 5.3 (commencing with Section 42280) to Part 3 of Division 30 of, the Public Resources Code, relating to solid waste. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB…
Starting April 5th, citizens of Houston, Texas who want their yard trimmings picked up by the city must use compostable bags. On Sept. 2, 2009, the City Council approved an ordinance that requires residents to use compostable bags for City collection of green organic material. The ordinance is intended to…
BYLAW NO. 09/033 BEING A BYLAW OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF WOOD BUFFALO, IN THE PROVINCE OF ALBERTA, TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF SINGLE-USE SHOPPING BAGS BY ESTABLISHMENTS OPERATING WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITIY OF WOOD BUFFALO WHEREAS pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Municipal Government Act, R.S.A…
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2009 S 3 SENATE BILL 1018 Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources Committee Substitute Adopted 5/12/09 House Committee Substitute Favorable 6/9/09 Short Title: Ban Certain Single-Use Bags. (Public) Sponsors: Referred to: March 26, 2009 *S1018-v-3* 1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 2 AN ACT TO REDUCE PLASTIC AND…
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