California Bill AB 1998 Seeks To Ban Plastic Bags

Summary Of Bill AB 1998

Many cities in California have enacted, or are proposing to enact, plastic bag bans.  However, there is no statewide initiative.  That is about to change. AB 1998 was introduced Feb 18. If passed it will reduce dangerous plastic bag litter pollution by banning plastic bags at [...] Continue Reading…

What Type of Bag Would You Like Project GreenBag To Make Next?

How You Can Reduce Your Plastic Waste

The practice of individually packaging consumer products may not have originated in the 20th Century, but that’s certainly when it was perfected; our landfills are stacked with unconscionable mounds of plastic waste as a reminder. Fortunately, there are those among us working to buck the trend and put a [...] Continue Reading…

“Unpackaged” Market: Bring Your Own Packaging

Unpackaged was founded in 2006 by Catherine Conway in the belief that there is a better way to sell food. We want to make it easy for our customers to do the right thing – the right thing for themselves and for the environment. The market is located at:
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DC’s Plastic Bag Tax: Reaction

Matthew Yglesias is a Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund. He holds a BA in Philosophy from Harvard University. His first book, Heads in the Sand, was published in May 2008 by Wiley. Matt has previously worked as an Associate Editor at The Atlantic, a Staff [...] Continue Reading…

San Francisco Supervisior Ross Mirkarimi: Plastic Bag Warrior

Ross Mirkarimi (pronounced Meehr-kah-reem-e), was elected San Francisco District 5 Supervisor in 2004, and reelected in 2008. In 2009, he was appointed by the State Senate to the California Coastal Commission, one of the most powerful land-use bodies in the United States. Ross has lived in San Francisco for [...] Continue Reading…

Washington D.C.’s Beautiful Bag Tax

Washington D.C. instituted a 5-cent tax on disposable bags—both paper and plastic—on New Year’s Day. Now, when you go to the grocery store in the District, you pay a little extra if you get a new tree- or oil-based bag rather than bring your own.

There seems to be lots [...] Continue Reading…