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Lawmakers File Competing Bills As Columbia’s Plastic Bag Debate Heats Up
Two Missouri legislators have joined the conversation by proposing contrasting bills that reflect a tug-of-war between environmental protection and consumer choice
‘SURF CITY’ FIRST IN NATION TO REPEAL PLASTIC BAG BAN
On January 20th, on an overwhelming 6-1 vote, the city council of Huntington Beach, California–which is officially known as “Surf City, USA“–directed the city staff to begin the process of repealing a policy that bans the use of plastic grocery bags, and requires grocery stores to charge a ten-cent fee on paper bags.
Out of State Plastic Bag Maker – Spends $3,000,000 in attempt to thwart California Law
The plastic bag industry, lead by South Carolina based Hilex Poly is at it again, this time spending an estimated $3 million to find the 500,000 signatures needed to stall California’s Bag Ban Law. Hilex Poly has a long record of spending big money on lawyers, litigation and lobbyists, so this tactic is no surprise. In 2007, shortly after San
Will Governor Brown Evict Plastic Bags for Good?
Governor Brown has promised he will sign a statewide plastic bag ban into law. The bill, SB 270, will phase out such bags in grocery stores and pharmacies beginning July 2015, and in convenience stores one year later.
Microbeads Creating Major Problems
An estimated millions of tons of plastic debris float in the world’s oceans, creating urban islands of waste reminiscent of landfills. However, in a recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, samples were collected at 141 ocean sites, and a new estimate was obtained: 7,000 to 35,000 tons. Although this is a smaller -and by association
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Lawmakers File Competing Bills As Columbia’s Plastic Bag Debate Heats Up
Two Missouri legislators have joined the conversation by proposing contrasting bills that reflect a tug-of-war between environmental protection and consumer choice
- ‘SURF CITY’ FIRST IN NATION TO REPEAL PLASTIC BAG BAN
- Out of State Plastic Bag Maker – Spends $3,000,000 in attempt to thwart California Law
- Will Governor Brown Evict Plastic Bags for Good?
- L.A. Finally Says Goodbye to Plastic Bags
- #SB270 Bag-Ban is Further Discussed
- Bag Monsters Face Off with Humanity in California
Sued by Plastic
Plastic Bag Lobby – Files Another Lawsuit – This time against Santa Cruz, California
As you know, the single use disposable plastic bag has a major design flaw. It becomes windblown litter despite proper disposal. They fly out of trash cans, garbage trucks and landfills and litter our landscape at great cost to tax payers and our economy. The makers of these bags, instead of addressing the design flaw in their product, have instead