The Los Angeles Rally to Ban the Bag
Last month, LA County passed the largest plastic bag ban in the country thanks to the non-stop pressure from groups such as Heal the Bay (who led the charge), Surfrider West LA Chapter and many other enviro groups hoping to rid California of the bags. Since then, the other cities (outside the unincorporated areas of the county) are looking to ban the bag as well including Long Beach, Culver City, and the City of Los Angeles.
The AP reported:
County supervisors approved the measure 3-1 on Tuesday in hopes of preventing billions of bags from polluting neighborhoods and waterways. It bans stores from giving customers single-use plastic bags and would require them to charge 10 cents for each paper bag.
It's an expensive habit!
The vote was especially meaningful for Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, D-Santa Monica, who tried and failed to pass a statewide ban in August. Brownley has been an outspoken critic of the use of plastic bags, saying only a very small percentage are recycled and that they take hundreds of years to decompose. “This is just the beginning of a wave of bans against single-use plastic bags across California,” Brownley said.
Great job, let’s keep the pressure on in your local city!
