Alameda County Bag Ban | Ecology Center

California’s Big Win with Bag Ban Is already under Threat

October 13, 2014 by Ecology Center

We were bolstered this year as SB 270, California’s bag ban, made its way through the legislature, and landed on Gov. Brown’s desk late last month. As he signed it, he wrote, “This bill is a step in the right direction – it reduces the torrent of plastic polluting our beaches, parks and even the… Read more »

Have You Noticed? Bag Ban Is in Effect

January 23, 2013 by Ecology Center

The Alameda County Bag Ban got off to a start this month, and food stores from corner bodegas to Walmart have all had to comply. We’re supportive of the ban for multiple reasons: it prevents raw resources from going into a throw-away product, it keeps plastic litter out of our streets and waterways, and the… Read more »