You are currently browsing all posts tagged with 'Advances'.
Displaying 1 entry.

Single-Use Bag Ban Bill Advances

  • Posted on August 3, 2011 at 10:11 pm

(Sacramento) — A bill by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley (D-Santa Monica) to ban single-use carryout bags in California is moving closer to final approval. Assembly Bill 1998 bans all single-use bags sold in supermarkets, drug stores, convenience stores and liquor stores. If shoppers forget to bring their re-useable bags, AB 1998 allows them to purchase recycled paper bags, made from 40 percent post-consumer material, for a reasonable cost. “We have achieved an historic agreement on a nearly cost-neutral measure with broad support from environmental groups and businesses,” Assemblywoman Brownley said. She was joined at a capitol news conference to discuss AB 1998 by a trio of actresses/environmental activists Amy Smart, Rosario Dawson and Rachelle LeFevre. Here’s more in this Assembly Access video.

Continue reading Single-Use Bag Ban Bill Advances »

Powered by Yahoo! Answers