The California Resource Recovery Association chose the Ecology Center’s Berkeley Farmers’ Market as the winner of the 2010 Zero Waste Achievement award. The Ecology Center has long been working toward a Zero Waste future, and in 2009, the Berkeley Farmers’ Market became the first farmers’ market in the nation to eliminate the distribution of plastic… Read more »
From our friends at Californians Against Waste:
“AB 1998 Plastic Bag Ban failed passage tonight, stalling in the Senate with a 14-21 vote. We gave this bill our all–thanks to all of you who supported our efforts. In the end, incessant plastics industry lobbying made passage of the bill impossible. Los Angeles County, Santa Monica,… Read more »
Chico Bags, in support of California bill AB 1998 (the bill to ban plastic bags in California), is organizing a 100 Bag Monster rally on August 12th in Ghirardelli Square, San Francisco. The goal is to draw state-wide attention to the bill in its final stages, and let decision makers in Sacramento know that we… Read more »
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