Philosophy
The California Assembly has approved a bill that would ban single-use plastic bags at supermarkets, pharmacies, convenience stores and liquor stores, The Sacramento Bee reports.
The bill, which now goes to the state Senate, is aimed at encouraging consumers to bring or buy their own reusable bags.
Stores could also sell paper bags made of at least 40% recycled materials for 5 to 8 cents each, the newspaper says.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger praised the passage of the bill that would make California the first state in the nation to enact such a ban.
Plastic News reports that plastic bag manufacturers and the American Chemistry Council support plastic bag recycling, not a ban.
They also argue that proposed ban, which would take effect in January 2012, threatens 500 jobs in California and could put two Los Angeles area plastic bag manufacturers out-of-business.
Seattle bag battle
American Chemistry Council fights a proposed Seattle plastic bag fee
The voters won in Seattle plastic bag battle but the war isn't over
Plastic bag issue--heating up
"Upcycling"...add to your vocabulary
- E. Coli In Dem Thar Plastic Bags...egads!
"Reusable Grocery Bags Contaminated With E. Coli, Other Bacteria" June 24th, 2010 PhysOrg.com Scientists at the UA and Loma Linda University found that reusable grocery bags carry more than just groceries. Samples taken from dozens of bags, which almost...
- "upcycling"...add To Your Vocabulary
To new words like big-box, biodiesel, mouse potato, ringtone, sandwich generation, spyware, supersize...add "upcycling" where "...the finished product has a much higher value than the initial materials." "Scientist turns plastic bags into batteries"...
- Seattle Bag Battle
Will blood be drawn on this issue? I still think a compromise could be made. "Seattle is front line in grocery bag fee fight" by Phuong Le August 14th, 2009 Google News SEATTLE - Leaders of this famously green city last year passed the nation's...
- Plastic Bag Issue--heating Up
Looks like things are getting nasty now. From seattlepi.com... "Seattle bag tax wouldn't reduce garbage" Seattle's proposed 20-cent fee on disposable shopping bags would reduce the city's yearly garbage output by just .0014 percent, according...
- American Chemistry Council Fights A Proposed Seattle Plastic Bag Fee
Why is the American Chemistry Council against this proposal? Granted, twenty cents is a bit steep but surely a compromise can be established. "American Chemistry Council gives $500,000 to stop bag fee" The American Chemistry Council's latest contribution...
Philosophy
California plastic bags
"California lawmakers pass bill to ban single-use of plastic bags at stores"
by
Doug Stanglin
June 3rd, 2010
ONDEADLINE
by
Doug Stanglin
June 3rd, 2010
ONDEADLINE
The California Assembly has approved a bill that would ban single-use plastic bags at supermarkets, pharmacies, convenience stores and liquor stores, The Sacramento Bee reports.
The bill, which now goes to the state Senate, is aimed at encouraging consumers to bring or buy their own reusable bags.
Stores could also sell paper bags made of at least 40% recycled materials for 5 to 8 cents each, the newspaper says.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger praised the passage of the bill that would make California the first state in the nation to enact such a ban.
Plastic News reports that plastic bag manufacturers and the American Chemistry Council support plastic bag recycling, not a ban.
They also argue that proposed ban, which would take effect in January 2012, threatens 500 jobs in California and could put two Los Angeles area plastic bag manufacturers out-of-business.
Seattle bag battle
American Chemistry Council fights a proposed Seattle plastic bag fee
The voters won in Seattle plastic bag battle but the war isn't over
Plastic bag issue--heating up
"Upcycling"...add to your vocabulary
- E. Coli In Dem Thar Plastic Bags...egads!
"Reusable Grocery Bags Contaminated With E. Coli, Other Bacteria" June 24th, 2010 PhysOrg.com Scientists at the UA and Loma Linda University found that reusable grocery bags carry more than just groceries. Samples taken from dozens of bags, which almost...
- "upcycling"...add To Your Vocabulary
To new words like big-box, biodiesel, mouse potato, ringtone, sandwich generation, spyware, supersize...add "upcycling" where "...the finished product has a much higher value than the initial materials." "Scientist turns plastic bags into batteries"...
- Seattle Bag Battle
Will blood be drawn on this issue? I still think a compromise could be made. "Seattle is front line in grocery bag fee fight" by Phuong Le August 14th, 2009 Google News SEATTLE - Leaders of this famously green city last year passed the nation's...
- Plastic Bag Issue--heating Up
Looks like things are getting nasty now. From seattlepi.com... "Seattle bag tax wouldn't reduce garbage" Seattle's proposed 20-cent fee on disposable shopping bags would reduce the city's yearly garbage output by just .0014 percent, according...
- American Chemistry Council Fights A Proposed Seattle Plastic Bag Fee
Why is the American Chemistry Council against this proposal? Granted, twenty cents is a bit steep but surely a compromise can be established. "American Chemistry Council gives $500,000 to stop bag fee" The American Chemistry Council's latest contribution...