Ban the Bag
Los Angeles consumers use 2.3 billion plastic bags each year.
That is soon going to change.
Today the city council unanimously voted to ban the plastic bag by 2010 if the state does not create a 25 cent bag tax before hand.
The council also agreed to an ordinance that will ban the use of Styrofoam at all city sponsored events, meetings and property. This apparently includes all vendors at LAX. What a huge, great start!!!
LA Times article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-plastic23-2008jul23,0,5875215.story
Heal the Bay Press Release:
http://www.healthebay.org/assets/pdfdocs/pressreleases/2008_07_22_LA-City-plastics-ban.pdf
And if you're still looking for a really cute alternative to plastic try the Inconvenient Bag- I know the creator and its a great enviro start up with super cute designs.
http://www.theinconvenientbag.com/
That is soon going to change.
Today the city council unanimously voted to ban the plastic bag by 2010 if the state does not create a 25 cent bag tax before hand.
The council also agreed to an ordinance that will ban the use of Styrofoam at all city sponsored events, meetings and property. This apparently includes all vendors at LAX. What a huge, great start!!!
LA Times article:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-plastic23-2008jul23,0,5875215.story
Heal the Bay Press Release:
http://www.healthebay.org/assets/pdfdocs/pressreleases/2008_07_22_LA-City-plastics-ban.pdf
And if you're still looking for a really cute alternative to plastic try the Inconvenient Bag- I know the creator and its a great enviro start up with super cute designs.
http://www.theinconvenientbag.com/