California Plastic Bag Ban

BYE BYE PLASTIC!

AP | Posted 05.23.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles City Council has moved toward banning plastic bags at grocery stores in the nation's second-largest city. The council ...

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In Defense of Plastic Bag Bans

Stiv J. Wilson | Posted 02.28.2012

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Plastic does not biodegrade in a meaningful timeframe. Thus, some portion of it accumulates in the environment. The more we produce, consume, and recycle, the more will come into the world and accumulate in landfills, on land, in rivers, and the sea.

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Plastic Bag Bans Spreading To More Cities

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Howard | Posted 12.01.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Across the country, cities and counties are instituting fees on plastic bags, or even banning them outright, in an effort to prevent pol...

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Could NYC Ban Disposable Bags?

Peter Hanlon | Posted 12.04.2011

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When you consider the long-term implications of a product designed to be used for just a few minutes, reducing the number of plastic bags seems like a no-brainer. So why wouldn't New York City try to get rid of them altogether with a ban or at least some kind of fee?

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Los Angeles Gets A Little Less Plastic

Posted 11.01.2011

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If you're planning on doing any shopping on the West Side today, be sure to bring along some reusable grocery bags. Today, the city of Santa Monica...

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'Parents Should Be Outraged'

| Posted 10.19.2011

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This article comes to us courtesy of California Watch. By Susanne Rust Under pressure from the American Chemistry Council, a lobbying group for ...

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Plastic Bag Ban Rejected By State Lawmakers

AP | ROBIN HINDERY | Posted 05.25.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers have rejected a bill seeking to ban plastic shopping bags after a contentious debate over whether the ...

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Vote On Plastic Bag Ban Scheduled For Today

AP | ROBIN HINDERY | Posted 05.25.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Using plastic shopping bags could join indoor smoking and behind-the-wheel texting as the latest discouraged activity in Ca...

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California Drops the Ball on Plastic Bag Ban

Lisa Kaas Boyle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Why is it that the average American hasn't yet come to associate single-use plastic bags with the terrible environmental and economic toll these bags exact?

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Chemical Industry Targets Lawmakers Over Plastic Bag Ban

Posted 05.25.2011

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This story comes courtesy of California Watch. By Timothy Sandoval Just as the state Legislature ends its 2010 session with a flurry of major bills,...

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Plastic Bag Ban: California Moves To Ban Plastic Bags At Grocery Stores

AP | SAMANTHA YOUNG | Posted 05.25.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It could soon cost California shoppers at the checkout aisle if they forget to bring their own bags to the store under what...

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