Tag Archives: plastic bag ban

Report Shows Plastic Bag Recycling Not Keeping Up with Generation and Disposal

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Report Shows Plastic Bag Recycling Not Keeping Up with Generation and Disposal
Californians Against Waste posted an article earlier this month that reports plastic bag recycling in 2009 and 2010 was less than 5% of the total amount of plastic bags generated. Even as recycling efforts have grown, overall production of plastic bags far outpaces those efforts. Worse still, plastic bags are a drain on the resources… Read more »

The Good Stuff, Solutions in a Podcast from Story of Stuff!

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The Good Stuff, Solutions in a Podcast from Story of Stuff!
Our friends at the Story of Stuff have launched a new podcast! The Good Stuff is a monthly dose of inspiration, stories of change-makers and their solutions. And, right on time for Alameda County’s recent approval of a plastic bag ban, the first podcast is all about ditching plastic bags. Check it out: http://www.storyofstuff.org/2012/01/22/take-that-plastic-bags/ If… Read more »

CA Supreme Court Upholds Local Plastic Bag Bans!

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CA Supreme Court Upholds Local Plastic Bag Bans!
The California Supreme Court today ruled that the City of Manhattan Beach can enforce a local ordinance banning plastic bags in that city. The ruling ends a challenge funded by plastic bag manufacturers and paves the way for local governments throughout California to move immediately to adopt ordinances banning plastic bags. “This is an important… Read more »

Headway on banning plastic bags

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Headway on banning plastic bags
While the plastic bag ban was defeated at the state level, there’s encouraging news: cities and counties across California are taking matters into their own hands and displaying initiative on local plastic bag ban ordinances; San Jose,  Los Angeles, and Long Beach have already passed such ordinances or else have them underway. And the movement… Read more »

Plastic Bag Mockumentary + LA Passes Plastic Bag Ban

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Plastic Bag Mockumentary + LA Passes Plastic Bag Ban
Los Angeles County has successfully adopted a plastic bag ban with a 10-cent paper bag fee, an ordinance that will apply to all unincorporated sections in the county. There is still a possibility that LA County may be challenged or sued by the American Chemistry Council, one of the main opponents of the plastic bag… Read more »