Santa Monica a Step Closer to Banning Plastic Bags

Santa Monica City Council February 27th Results of Vote to Ban Plastic Bags

Quoted From Coverage by Siel in Emerald City From the LA Times:

“Santa Monica will likely see fewer plastic bags floating around its streets and beaches soon. Last night, the Santa Monica City Council voted to draft an ordinance banning one-use plastic and biodegradable plastic-like bags in city businesses.

All retail locations in Santa Monica, regardless of type or size, will have to go plastic bag free and offer reusable bags for sale instead. The ban would apply only to the plastic bags given out at point-of-sale, not the flimsier bags found in the produce or bulk sections of supermarkets. Paper bags — which the staff pointed out is not a significant source of marine pollution — will still be allowed — but the city council asked its staff to come back with recommendations on charging a fee on these bags.”

Read the full story on the Staff’s recommendation to the City Council in this Green Eggs Post here: City of Santa Monica Votes to Ban Plastic Bags.

Video of the Santa Monica City Council Meeting, February 26, 2008

Watch the Video here from February 26, 2008 Santa Monica City Council Meeting.

More Coverage of the Santa Monica City Council Meeting, February 26, 2008

From the Emerald City column by Siel, the city of LA’s own green girl, the complete take on the City of Santa Monica’s vote to ban plastic bags can be read here.

And more coverage from February 20, 2008 in the LA Times here: Santa Monica Looks at Banning ‘Single-Use’ Plastic Bags. Story by Martha Groves, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer.




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