California’s ban on plastic carrier bags took effect in 2016, two years after it was due to be in place. The thin-wall single-use bags were replaced with sturdier plastic or paper bags that could be bought for USD 0.10 (EUR 0.09). Campaigners were especially unhappy with Newsom’s ...
SB 270 was passed into law, making California the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags. The law made an exception for thicker plastic carryout bags made from high-density polyethylene that were considered reusable and met certain recyclability standards, writes California Senato...
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-- Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation imposing the nation's firststatewide ban on single-use plastic bags, driven to action by a buildup of litter and damage to aquatic ecosystems. A national coalition of plastic bag manufacturers immediately said it would seek a voter r...
A statewidepollreleased by Oceana in 2022 revealed that 86% of California voters support local and state policies that reduce single-use plastic, and 92% of California voters are concerned about single-use plastic products such as grocery bags, beverage bottles and takeout food containers. “Nothi...
The article reports that California passed a bill that bans single-use plastic retail grocery and carryout bags, with plastics as the major caused of marine pollution.EBSCO_bspDesign News
Christy Leavitt, Oceana's plastics campaign director, said Sunday that the new ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery store checkouts "solidifies California as a leader in tackling the global plastic pollution crisis." Twelve states, including California, already have some type of statewide...
Biden administration seeks to eliminate single-use plastics in federal government by 2035 July 19, 2024 Other plastic- and waste-related bills were also passed this week, including one that would ban the use of various “sell by” labels on food, instead requiring that the language and meaning...
Christy Leavitt, Oceana’s plastics campaign director, said Sunday that the new ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery store checkouts “solidifies California as a leader in tackling the global plastic pollution crisis.” Twelve states, including California, already have some type of statewide...
Christy Leavitt, Oceana’s plastics campaign director, said Sunday that the new ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery store checkouts “solidifies California as a leader in tackling the global plastic pollution crisis.” Twelve states, including California, already have som...
Back in 2016, California voters approved the country’s first statewide ban on single-use plastic shopping bags at grocery stores, pharmacies, and convenience stores. California’s statewide ban on plastic straws at full-service restaurants, effective as of 2019, was also the first of its kind ...