Continued from last 2 posts. Editorial from the Examiner:
Jan. 26, 2007
Fighting our way out of plastic bags
Plastic bags, ubiquitous plastic bags, unsightly plastic bags — everyone uses them and everyone has an opinion about them. It’s not surprising, then, that these symbols of consumerism have evolved into yet another political issue in The City, betokening the long if oversimplified war between the Board of Supervisors and the business community...
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Showing posts with label government program; legislation. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
SF saga continued
Continued from last post. Now they are trying a new approach:
January 19, 2007
City seeks to require compostable grocery bags
Charlie Goodyear, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco officials said Thursday that they will pursue a new law requiring all grocery bags used in the city to be compostable after sparring with large supermarket chains over implementation of a voluntary reduction and recycling effort...
This AP story appeared from San Jose to London:
January 19, 2007
SF grocers say they used 7.6M fewer plastic bags in '06
Associated Press, San Francisco, CA
Grocery stores that participated in a citywide plan to reduce the use of plastic bags handed out 7.6 million fewer sacks to shoppers in 2006 than the year before, an industry trade group said...
January 19, 2007
City seeks to require compostable grocery bags
Charlie Goodyear, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco officials said Thursday that they will pursue a new law requiring all grocery bags used in the city to be compostable after sparring with large supermarket chains over implementation of a voluntary reduction and recycling effort...
This AP story appeared from San Jose to London:
January 19, 2007
SF grocers say they used 7.6M fewer plastic bags in '06
Associated Press, San Francisco, CA
Grocery stores that participated in a citywide plan to reduce the use of plastic bags handed out 7.6 million fewer sacks to shoppers in 2006 than the year before, an industry trade group said...
SF struggles to deal with it's bags
A plastic bag saga: San Francisco city officials vs. the big supermarkets:
January 20, 2007
3 grocery chains give plastic-bags data
Charlie Goodyear
Three supermarket chains that operate in San Francisco met a Friday deadline to provide statistics on the number of plastic bags handed out to shoppers last year, city officials said...
January 24, 2007
Bill introduced to punish grocers for bags
Joshua Sabatini
After failing to adhere to a voluntary agreement to reduce plastic bag usage, large grocery stores in San Francisco may soon be required by law to use only environmentally friendly check-out bags...
January 20, 2007
3 grocery chains give plastic-bags data
Charlie Goodyear
Three supermarket chains that operate in San Francisco met a Friday deadline to provide statistics on the number of plastic bags handed out to shoppers last year, city officials said...
January 24, 2007
Bill introduced to punish grocers for bags
Joshua Sabatini
After failing to adhere to a voluntary agreement to reduce plastic bag usage, large grocery stores in San Francisco may soon be required by law to use only environmentally friendly check-out bags...
Monday, January 22, 2007
New Law Implemented in Ventura
California Retailers are starting new recycling plastic bag programs, thanks to new law:
January 14, 2007
Recycling plastic bags will get easier
By David Goldstein, Ventura County Star, Ventura, CA
The paper vs. plastic debate gets a lot of attention because there are good points on each side. At grocery store checkout stands, shoppers have to make a split-second decision, and many wonder about things like which type of bag is best for reuse at home, which requires more resources to manufacture, or which can safely hold more groceries...
January 14, 2007
Recycling plastic bags will get easier
By David Goldstein, Ventura County Star, Ventura, CA
The paper vs. plastic debate gets a lot of attention because there are good points on each side. At grocery store checkout stands, shoppers have to make a split-second decision, and many wonder about things like which type of bag is best for reuse at home, which requires more resources to manufacture, or which can safely hold more groceries...
Saturday, January 6, 2007
Bye-bye Sili-silis!
New plastic bags (sili-silis) law kicks into effect in Sri Lanka. It ends with "it's time to pull out your old cane baskets or invest in some handy cloth bags the next time you go shopping":
12/31/06
Wish you a sili-sili-free New Year
Nadia Fazlulhaq, Sunday-Times, Columbo, Sri Lanka
Go to a supermarket today and you will, no doubt, come home with more than half a dozen sili-sili bags containing your purchases. Tomorrow, though, it may be a different story as Sri Lanka takes the significant step of doing away with thin polythene in the New Year...
12/31/06
Wish you a sili-sili-free New Year
Nadia Fazlulhaq, Sunday-Times, Columbo, Sri Lanka
Go to a supermarket today and you will, no doubt, come home with more than half a dozen sili-sili bags containing your purchases. Tomorrow, though, it may be a different story as Sri Lanka takes the significant step of doing away with thin polythene in the New Year...
New Laws in CA
Several plastic waste related bills have become since Jan. 1, including AB 2449:
12/31/2006
New environmental laws taking effect
The Times-Standard, Eureka, CA
California residents will notice changes next year as a result of new laws that will affect plastic bag recycling programs to larger fines against illegal dumping on private property...
12/31/2006
New environmental laws taking effect
The Times-Standard, Eureka, CA
California residents will notice changes next year as a result of new laws that will affect plastic bag recycling programs to larger fines against illegal dumping on private property...
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