Yesterday, Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to enact a ban on single-use takeout bags. With reasonable exceptions, it bans plastic bags, bans paper bags with less than 40% recycled content, and requires a 15 cent fee on paper bag use to encourage the use of reusable bags. We thank Supervisors Shirakawa, Cortese,...
Category: Single Use Bags
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CGF News Alert: Success and progress in Palo Alto, San Jose, and the Water District
(The following News Alert went out today to our Action Alert subscribers. -Brian) Dear We want to let CGF supporters know about recent advances in local environmental protection: protecting Palo Alto foothills from sprawl, the takeout bag ban in San Jose, and increasing Water District support for environmental protection. We thank all of you for...
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Action Alert – Support San Jose’s plastic bag ban
(The Action Alert below went out to our San Jose members. -Brian) Dear Friend, This Tuesday, September 22, San Jose‘s City Council will decide whether to have the best control of plastic bag litter and paper bag pollution of any major city. Seven of eleven voting City Council members have already supported a ban on...
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Palo Alto keeps partial ban on plastic bags
Palo Alto settled a lawsuit over its plastic bag ban. From the PA Weekly: Under the settlement, the city will be able to maintain its ban. But any expansion of its scope would have to be accompanied by a complete environmental review. The city’s current ban applies to seven supermarkets, three of which had voluntarily...
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Good news – County commission proposes fee on paper bags, and a ban on plastic
From the Mercury News: In a surprising reversal of a decision made less than two months ago, aSanta Clara County commission is recommending an all-out ban on plastic shoppingbags and a fee on paper bags. The Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission, made up of elected leadersfrom around the county, plans to ask county supervisors and...