{"id":31190,"date":"2014-09-12T22:07:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-12T20:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/2014\/09\/12\/846\/"},"modified":"2014-09-12T22:07:40","modified_gmt":"2014-09-12T20:07:40","slug":"846","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/america-en\/2014\/846\/","title":{"rendered":"STATE ASSEMBLY APPROVES PLASTIC BAG BAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<pre><a href=\"http:\/\/sd20.senate.ca.gov\/news\/2014-08-28-state-assembly-approves-plastic-bag-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/sd20.senate.ca.gov\/news\/2014-08-28-state-assembly-approves-plastic-bag-ban<\/a>\n\nSTATE ASSEMBLY APPROVES PLASTIC BAG BAN\n\nAugust 28, 2014\n\nBill by Senators Padilla, De Leon &amp; Lara Would Phase Out Single-Use\nPlastic Bags in California\n\nSacramento ? The State Assembly today approved SB 270 by Senator Alex\nPadilla (D-Pacoima), Senator Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) and Senator\nRicardo Lara (D-Huntington Park\/Long Beach). The bill would phase out\nsingle-use plastic bags in California grocery stores, convenience\nstores, liquor stores and pharmacies. The bill now goes to the State\nSenate for consideration.\n\nA coalition of environmental, labor, business groups and local\ngovernments are supporting SB 270 (Padilla, De Leon, Lara), including\nCalifornians Against Waste, Environment California, Heal the Bay, Clean\nSeas Coalition, California League of Conservation Voters, Coastkeepers,\nSurfrider, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Western States\nCouncil, California Grocers Association, and the California Retailers\nAssociation.\n\n?This is a huge step forward. Single-use plastic bags not only litter\nour beaches, but also our mountains, our deserts, and our rivers,\nstreams and lakes. SB 270 strikes the right balance. It will protect the\nenvironment and it will protect California jobs as the state transitions\nto reusable bags,? said Senator Alex Padilla.\n\n?A throw-away society is not sustainable. With SB 270 we have an\nopportunity to greatly reduce the flow of billions of single-use plastic\nbags that are discarded throughout our state. This is good for\nCalifornia and reflects our values as a state that cares about the\nenvironment, sea life and wildlife,? Padilla added.\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB270\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB270<\/a>\n\nSB-270 Solid waste: single-use carryout bags. (2013-2014)<\/pre>\n<pre><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cawrecycles.org\/whats_new\/recycling_news\/Aug29_SB270pr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.cawrecycles.org\/whats_new\/recycling_news\/Aug29_SB270pr<\/a>\n\nSubmitted by Recycling News on August 29, 2014 - 23:41.\nFor Immediate Release\n\nContact: Mark Murray, Executive Director\n(916) 443-5422\n\nSacramento ? Legislators in California sent a clear message to the\nplastics industry tonight when the State Senate passed SB 270 with a\n22-15 vote to ban single-use plastic grocery bags.\n\nEnvironmental groups and local government advocates have overcome fierce\nlobbying by single-use bag manufacturers, intensified in the last few\nmonths of session, to reach this point. Senate Bill 270 by Senators\nPadilla, de Le\u00f3n and Lara, passed off the California State Assembly\nFloor yesterday on a 45-31 vote, after falling three votes short of\npassage earlier this week. The bill now advances to the Governor?s desk\nfor a signature. Governor Brown has until the end of September 30th to\ntake action.\n\nThe California State Legislature is the first in the nation to approve a\nplastic bag ban, and environmental leaders expressed elation after a\ndecade-long fight over the issue.\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-more-pushback-over-plastic-bags-and-bans-20140829-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-more-pushback-over-plastic-bags-and-bans-20140829-story.html<\/a>\nMore pushback over plastic bags and bans\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-me-legislature-20140830-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-me-legislature-20140830-story.html<\/a>\nLawmakers OK water plan, pass statewide single-use plastic bag ban\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-plastic-bag-ban-video-embeddedvideo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-plastic-bag-ban-video-embeddedvideo.html<\/a>\nPlastic bag ban passes California Assembly\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/political\/la-me-pc-lawmakers-governor-ban-plastic-bags-20140828-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/political\/la-me-pc-lawmakers-governor-ban-plastic-bags-20140828-story.html<\/a>\nCalifornia lawmakers send governor a ban on single-use plastic bags\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-readers-vs-readers-on-michael-brown-plastic-bags-growing-rice-in-california-and-seaworld-20140829-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-readers-vs-readers-on-michael-brown-plastic-bags-growing-rice-in-california-and-seaworld-20140829-story.html<\/a>\nReaders vs. readers on Michael Brown, plastic bags, growing rice in\nCalifornia and SeaWorld\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-plastic-bag-ban-20140826-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-plastic-bag-ban-20140826-story.html<\/a>\nTo solve, or not to solve, the plastic bag 'problem'\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/editorials\/la-ed-plastic-bags-20140826-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/editorials\/la-ed-plastic-bags-20140826-story.html<\/a>\nBanning the plastic bag shouldn't be this hard\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/political\/la-me-pc-plastic-bag-ban-20140825-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/political\/la-me-pc-plastic-bag-ban-20140825-story.html<\/a>\nPlastic bag ban falls short in California Assembly\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-me-cap-plastic-bags-20140825-column.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-me-cap-plastic-bags-20140825-column.html<\/a>\nCharging for paper bags isn't justified<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/sd20.senate.ca.gov\/news\/2014-08-28-state-assembly-approves-plastic-bag-ban STATE ASSEMBLY APPROVES PLASTIC BAG BAN August 28, 2014 Bill by Senators Padilla, De Leon &amp; Lara Would Phase Out Single-Use Plastic Bags in California Sacramento ? The State Assembly today approved SB 270 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima), Senator Kevin de Leon (D-Los Angeles) and Senator Ricardo Lara (D-Huntington Park\/Long Beach). The bill would phase out single-use plastic bags in California grocery stores, convenience stores, liquor stores and pharmacies. The bill now goes to the State Senate for consideration. A coalition of environmental, labor, business groups and local governments are supporting SB 270 (Padilla, De Leon, Lara), including Californians Against Waste, Environment California, Heal the Bay, Clean Seas Coalition, California League of Conservation Voters, Coastkeepers, Surfrider, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Western States Council, California Grocers Association, and the California Retailers Association. ?This is a huge step forward. Single-use plastic bags not only litter our beaches, but also our mountains, our deserts, and our rivers, streams and lakes. SB 270 strikes the right balance. It will protect the environment and it will protect California jobs as the state transitions to reusable bags,? said Senator Alex Padilla. ?A throw-away society is not sustainable. With SB 270 we have an opportunity to greatly reduce the flow of billions of single-use plastic bags that are discarded throughout our state. This is good for California and reflects our values as a state that cares about the environment, sea life and wildlife,? Padilla added. http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB270 SB-270 Solid waste: single-use carryout bags. (2013-2014) http:\/\/www.cawrecycles.org\/whats_new\/recycling_news\/Aug29_SB270pr Submitted by Recycling News on August 29, 2014 &#8211; 23:41. For Immediate Release Contact: Mark Murray, Executive Director (916) 443-5422 Sacramento ? Legislators in California sent a clear message to the plastics industry tonight when the State Senate passed SB 270 with a 22-15 vote to ban single-use plastic grocery bags. Environmental groups and local government advocates have overcome fierce lobbying by single-use bag manufacturers, intensified in the last few months of session, to reach this point. Senate Bill 270 by Senators Padilla, de Le\u00f3n and Lara, passed off the California State Assembly Floor yesterday on a 45-31 vote, after falling three votes short of passage earlier this week. The bill now advances to the Governor?s desk for a signature. Governor Brown has until the end of September 30th to take action. The California State Legislature is the first in the nation to approve a plastic bag ban, and environmental leaders expressed elation after a decade-long fight over the issue. http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-more-pushback-over-plastic-bags-and-bans-20140829-story.html More pushback over plastic bags and bans http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-me-legislature-20140830-story.html Lawmakers OK water plan, pass statewide single-use plastic bag ban http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-plastic-bag-ban-video-embeddedvideo.html Plastic bag ban passes California Assembly http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/political\/la-me-pc-lawmakers-governor-ban-plastic-bags-20140828-story.html California lawmakers send governor a ban on single-use plastic bags http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-readers-vs-readers-on-michael-brown-plastic-bags-growing-rice-in-california-and-seaworld-20140829-story.html Readers vs. readers on Michael Brown, plastic bags, growing rice in California and SeaWorld http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-plastic-bag-ban-20140826-story.html To solve, or not to solve, the plastic bag &#8216;problem&#8217; http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/editorials\/la-ed-plastic-bags-20140826-story.html Banning the plastic bag shouldn&#8217;t be this hard http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/political\/la-me-pc-plastic-bag-ban-20140825-story.html Plastic bag ban falls short in California Assembly http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-me-cap-plastic-bags-20140825-column.html Charging for paper bags isn&#8217;t justified<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3504,3434,3488,3444],"tags":[3557],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>STATE ASSEMBLY APPROVES PLASTIC BAG BAN - One Earth - One Ocean e. 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The bill would phase out single-use plastic bags in California grocery stores, convenience stores, liquor stores and pharmacies. The bill now goes to the State Senate for consideration. A coalition of environmental, labor, business groups and local governments are supporting SB 270 (Padilla, De Leon, Lara), including Californians Against Waste, Environment California, Heal the Bay, Clean Seas Coalition, California League of Conservation Voters, Coastkeepers, Surfrider, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Western States Council, California Grocers Association, and the California Retailers Association. ?This is a huge step forward. Single-use plastic bags not only litter our beaches, but also our mountains, our deserts, and our rivers, streams and lakes. SB 270 strikes the right balance. It will protect the environment and it will protect California jobs as the state transitions to reusable bags,? said Senator Alex Padilla. ?A throw-away society is not sustainable. With SB 270 we have an opportunity to greatly reduce the flow of billions of single-use plastic bags that are discarded throughout our state. This is good for California and reflects our values as a state that cares about the environment, sea life and wildlife,? Padilla added. http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB270 SB-270 Solid waste: single-use carryout bags. (2013-2014) http:\/\/www.cawrecycles.org\/whats_new\/recycling_news\/Aug29_SB270pr Submitted by Recycling News on August 29, 2014 - 23:41. For Immediate Release Contact: Mark Murray, Executive Director (916) 443-5422 Sacramento ? Legislators in California sent a clear message to the plastics industry tonight when the State Senate passed SB 270 with a 22-15 vote to ban single-use plastic grocery bags. Environmental groups and local government advocates have overcome fierce lobbying by single-use bag manufacturers, intensified in the last few months of session, to reach this point. Senate Bill 270 by Senators Padilla, de Le\u00f3n and Lara, passed off the California State Assembly Floor yesterday on a 45-31 vote, after falling three votes short of passage earlier this week. The bill now advances to the Governor?s desk for a signature. Governor Brown has until the end of September 30th to take action. The California State Legislature is the first in the nation to approve a plastic bag ban, and environmental leaders expressed elation after a decade-long fight over the issue. http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-more-pushback-over-plastic-bags-and-bans-20140829-story.html More pushback over plastic bags and bans http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-me-legislature-20140830-story.html Lawmakers OK water plan, pass statewide single-use plastic bag ban http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-plastic-bag-ban-video-embeddedvideo.html Plastic bag ban passes California Assembly http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/political\/la-me-pc-lawmakers-governor-ban-plastic-bags-20140828-story.html California lawmakers send governor a ban on single-use plastic bags http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-readers-vs-readers-on-michael-brown-plastic-bags-growing-rice-in-california-and-seaworld-20140829-story.html Readers vs. readers on Michael Brown, plastic bags, growing rice in California and SeaWorld http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-plastic-bag-ban-20140826-story.html To solve, or not to solve, the plastic bag &#039;problem&#039; http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/editorials\/la-ed-plastic-bags-20140826-story.html Banning the plastic bag shouldn&#039;t be this hard http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/political\/la-me-pc-plastic-bag-ban-20140825-story.html Plastic bag ban falls short in California Assembly http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-me-cap-plastic-bags-20140825-column.html Charging for paper bags isn&#039;t justified\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/america-en\/2014\/846\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"One Earth - One Ocean e. 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A coalition of environmental, labor, business groups and local governments are supporting SB 270 (Padilla, De Leon, Lara), including Californians Against Waste, Environment California, Heal the Bay, Clean Seas Coalition, California League of Conservation Voters, Coastkeepers, Surfrider, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Western States Council, California Grocers Association, and the California Retailers Association. ?This is a huge step forward. Single-use plastic bags not only litter our beaches, but also our mountains, our deserts, and our rivers, streams and lakes. SB 270 strikes the right balance. It will protect the environment and it will protect California jobs as the state transitions to reusable bags,? said Senator Alex Padilla. ?A throw-away society is not sustainable. With SB 270 we have an opportunity to greatly reduce the flow of billions of single-use plastic bags that are discarded throughout our state. This is good for California and reflects our values as a state that cares about the environment, sea life and wildlife,? Padilla added. http:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201320140SB270 SB-270 Solid waste: single-use carryout bags. (2013-2014) http:\/\/www.cawrecycles.org\/whats_new\/recycling_news\/Aug29_SB270pr Submitted by Recycling News on August 29, 2014 - 23:41. For Immediate Release Contact: Mark Murray, Executive Director (916) 443-5422 Sacramento ? Legislators in California sent a clear message to the plastics industry tonight when the State Senate passed SB 270 with a 22-15 vote to ban single-use plastic grocery bags. Environmental groups and local government advocates have overcome fierce lobbying by single-use bag manufacturers, intensified in the last few months of session, to reach this point. Senate Bill 270 by Senators Padilla, de Le\u00f3n and Lara, passed off the California State Assembly Floor yesterday on a 45-31 vote, after falling three votes short of passage earlier this week. The bill now advances to the Governor?s desk for a signature. Governor Brown has until the end of September 30th to take action. The California State Legislature is the first in the nation to approve a plastic bag ban, and environmental leaders expressed elation after a decade-long fight over the issue. http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-more-pushback-over-plastic-bags-and-bans-20140829-story.html More pushback over plastic bags and bans http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-me-legislature-20140830-story.html Lawmakers OK water plan, pass statewide single-use plastic bag ban http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-plastic-bag-ban-video-embeddedvideo.html Plastic bag ban passes California Assembly http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/political\/la-me-pc-lawmakers-governor-ban-plastic-bags-20140828-story.html California lawmakers send governor a ban on single-use plastic bags http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-readers-vs-readers-on-michael-brown-plastic-bags-growing-rice-in-california-and-seaworld-20140829-story.html Readers vs. readers on Michael Brown, plastic bags, growing rice in California and SeaWorld http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/readersreact\/la-le-plastic-bag-ban-20140826-story.html To solve, or not to solve, the plastic bag 'problem' http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/opinion\/editorials\/la-ed-plastic-bags-20140826-story.html Banning the plastic bag shouldn't be this hard http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/political\/la-me-pc-plastic-bag-ban-20140825-story.html Plastic bag ban falls short in California Assembly http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/local\/politics\/la-me-cap-plastic-bags-20140825-column.html Charging for paper bags isn't justified","og_url":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/america-en\/2014\/846\/","og_site_name":"One Earth - One Ocean e. 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