SACRAMENTO, California, May 20, 2013 (ENS) – A plastic bag manufacturer’s appeal to the California Supreme Court against the Los Angeles County reusable bag ordinance has failed. A unanimous appellate court upheld the county’s plastic bag ban in March, and this week the California Supreme Court upheld that ruling. The…
Los Angeles, CA, May 15, 2013 (PBBR) – A plastic bag ban bill currently in the California State Legislature has received support from the L.A. County Board of Supervisors. The bill, SB405, sponsored by Senator Alex Padilla, would impose a statewide plastic bag ban in the state of California. The…
Bring Bag or Pay Fee Sacramento, CA, May 3, 2013 (PBBR) – A bill in the California legislature, sponsored by State Sen. Lois Wolk, would allow food and alcohol shoppers to choose the type of bag they want at the time of purchase: use your own bag or pay five…
Sacramento, CA, April 17, 2013 (PBBR) – The Environmental Quality Committee of the California State Senate today approved SB 405 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima). SB 405 would phase out single-use plastic bags in California grocery stores, convenience stores, liquor stores, and pharmacies. The bill now goes to the Senate…
Sacramento, California, April 20, 2013 (PBBR) – Four bills to regulate plastic bags have been introduced in the California State Legislature. AB 158: A bill introduced by Assembly Member Levine. AB 158 would prohibit certain retailers from providing a single-use carryout bag to a customer. The bill would also require…
Port of Hueneme, Calif., April 12, 2013 – A plastic bag resolution was passed on Monday by the Board of Harbor Commissioners of the Oxnard Harbor District. The Commissioners urge the restriction of single-use plastic bags. Resolution No. 1106 reads: A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF HARBOR COMMISSIONERS OF THE…
More To Come On August 31, 2010, the California Senate rejected the bill known as AB 1998. AB 1998 would have banned single-use plastic bags throughout the state of California. Passage of the bill would have created uniform plastic bag regulations across all municipalities and local governments within the state…
Redwood City, CA, March 26, 2013 – The City Council of Redwood City, California, the county seat of San Mateo county, at its meeting of March 25, 2013, unanimously approved a reusable bag ordinance. The ordinance prohibits the distribution of single-use carryout plastic bags within the City. This follows the…
Includes Restaurants In 2009, the City of Palo Alto, California adopted a plastic bag ordinance which regulated plastic bags only at large retailers. On March 11, 2013, the city expanded that plastic bag ordinance to include all retailers, including restaurants. The new extension of the ordinance will regulate the sale…
Releases BYOB Ordinance 1st-Year Results San Jose, CA, Feb. 14, 2012 – San Jose, California passed it’s Bring Your Own Bag (BYOB) ordinance on Dec. 14, 2010. The ordinance went into effect on Jan. 1st, 2012. Since that time, the city has also been working to ban the use of…
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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