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2020-02-13
The Associated Press published: September 30, 2014 16:15 EDT | update: September 30, 2014 16:16 EDT California Sark Sacramento(AP)—Gov.
On Tuesday, Jerry Brown signed the nation\'s first ban on singles.
Use plastic bags in grocery stores and convenience stores and take action because of pollution in streets and waterways.
The National Federation of plastic bag manufacturers immediately said it would seek voters to vote to repeal the law, which is scheduled to take effect on July 2015.
Under SB270, cash registers at large grocery stores and supermarkets such as Wal-Mart will phase out plastic bags
Starting next summer, Wal-Mart and Target, as well as convenience stores and pharmacies in 2016.
The act does not apply to bags used for fruits, vegetables or meat, nor to shopping bags used by other retailers.
It allows grocery stores to charge at least 10 cents for paper bags. State Sen.
Alex Padila
Los Angeles owes the momentum of statewide legislation to more than 100 cities and counties, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, which already have such bans.
The law marks an important milestone for environmental activists who have successfully imposed plastic bag bans in cities across the United StatesS.
Including Austin, Chicago and Seattle.
Hawaii is also expected to have a de-
The State\'s de facto ban has been approved by all counties.
\"This bill is a step in the right direction --
\"It reduces the torrent of plastic that pollutes our beaches, parks, and even the vast ocean itself,\" Brown said in a signed statement . \".
\"We are the first to ban these bags and we will not be the last.
\"Plastic bag manufacturers are actively fighting back through their trade group, the American progressive bags Alliance, which has broadcast ads in California, using bans as cash --
Gifts to grocers can lead to the loss of thousands of manufacturing jobs.
\"If this law comes into effect, it will endanger thousands of manufacturing jobs in California,\" Lee Califf, executive director of the manufacturer\'s trading group, said in a statement: \"billions of dollars in prices hurt the environment and wool consumers, so grocery shareholders and their union partners can pay for it.
The bill\'s author, padira, says the Californian will reject the referendum and quickly adjust their actions to help the environment.
\"For those who are concerned that paper may charge 10 cents, the simple and elegant solution is to bring a reusable bag to the store,\" said Padila . \".
Shoppers who left the Ralphs supermarket at the center of Flipkart on Tuesday were separated as they weighed the environmental benefits and costs of the legislation.
Plastic bags are not prohibited in San Diego.
\"With the amount of waste we produce, we can try to help us by causing ourselves some inconvenience,\" said Megan sheenfeld, 29 . \", His arm was filled with groceries from plastic bags after leaving reusable bags at home.
Robert Trossel, 69year-
The former newspaper\'s old editor said that for retirees like him who live on a fixed income, these expenses are not just inconveniences.
He shop every day because he only has a small refrigerator in his hotelincome seniors.
\"This has become a unified tax on older people,\" Troxell said . \" He lives on Social Security and other government aid.
\"I don\'t agree with Jerry Brown on anything --until this.
\"The American Forest and Paper Association, a trade organization representing paper bag manufacturers, said the bill unfairly penalized consumers who used their commonly used recycled products, at the same time, reusable plastic bags are kept at a lower standard for recyclable content.
In response to concerns about unemployment, the bill includes a $2 million loan for plastic bag manufacturers to transfer the business of producing reusable bags.
The rule won support from Democratic senators in Los Angeles.
Kevin de Leon and Ricardo Laura blocked the legislation for earlier versions.
Two-party lawmakers opposed to the SB270 said it would punish the lower
Income residents collect luggage they once received free of charge.
The Act was amended to waive the costs of public aid customers and to limit the proceeds of how grocers use these costs.
There are also pending legislation banning singles in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Puerto Rico.
According to the national meeting of the State Council, bags are used.
The AP writer in San Diego, Elliot Spagat, contributed to the report.
Follow Fenit Nirappil on www. twitter. com/FenitN .
On Tuesday, Jerry Brown signed the nation\'s first ban on singles.
Use plastic bags in grocery stores and convenience stores and take action because of pollution in streets and waterways.
The National Federation of plastic bag manufacturers immediately said it would seek voters to vote to repeal the law, which is scheduled to take effect on July 2015.
Under SB270, cash registers at large grocery stores and supermarkets such as Wal-Mart will phase out plastic bags
Starting next summer, Wal-Mart and Target, as well as convenience stores and pharmacies in 2016.
The act does not apply to bags used for fruits, vegetables or meat, nor to shopping bags used by other retailers.
It allows grocery stores to charge at least 10 cents for paper bags. State Sen.
Alex Padila
Los Angeles owes the momentum of statewide legislation to more than 100 cities and counties, including Los Angeles and San Francisco, which already have such bans.
The law marks an important milestone for environmental activists who have successfully imposed plastic bag bans in cities across the United StatesS.
Including Austin, Chicago and Seattle.
Hawaii is also expected to have a de-
The State\'s de facto ban has been approved by all counties.
\"This bill is a step in the right direction --
\"It reduces the torrent of plastic that pollutes our beaches, parks, and even the vast ocean itself,\" Brown said in a signed statement . \".
\"We are the first to ban these bags and we will not be the last.
\"Plastic bag manufacturers are actively fighting back through their trade group, the American progressive bags Alliance, which has broadcast ads in California, using bans as cash --
Gifts to grocers can lead to the loss of thousands of manufacturing jobs.
\"If this law comes into effect, it will endanger thousands of manufacturing jobs in California,\" Lee Califf, executive director of the manufacturer\'s trading group, said in a statement: \"billions of dollars in prices hurt the environment and wool consumers, so grocery shareholders and their union partners can pay for it.
The bill\'s author, padira, says the Californian will reject the referendum and quickly adjust their actions to help the environment.
\"For those who are concerned that paper may charge 10 cents, the simple and elegant solution is to bring a reusable bag to the store,\" said Padila . \".
Shoppers who left the Ralphs supermarket at the center of Flipkart on Tuesday were separated as they weighed the environmental benefits and costs of the legislation.
Plastic bags are not prohibited in San Diego.
\"With the amount of waste we produce, we can try to help us by causing ourselves some inconvenience,\" said Megan sheenfeld, 29 . \", His arm was filled with groceries from plastic bags after leaving reusable bags at home.
Robert Trossel, 69year-
The former newspaper\'s old editor said that for retirees like him who live on a fixed income, these expenses are not just inconveniences.
He shop every day because he only has a small refrigerator in his hotelincome seniors.
\"This has become a unified tax on older people,\" Troxell said . \" He lives on Social Security and other government aid.
\"I don\'t agree with Jerry Brown on anything --until this.
\"The American Forest and Paper Association, a trade organization representing paper bag manufacturers, said the bill unfairly penalized consumers who used their commonly used recycled products, at the same time, reusable plastic bags are kept at a lower standard for recyclable content.
In response to concerns about unemployment, the bill includes a $2 million loan for plastic bag manufacturers to transfer the business of producing reusable bags.
The rule won support from Democratic senators in Los Angeles.
Kevin de Leon and Ricardo Laura blocked the legislation for earlier versions.
Two-party lawmakers opposed to the SB270 said it would punish the lower
Income residents collect luggage they once received free of charge.
The Act was amended to waive the costs of public aid customers and to limit the proceeds of how grocers use these costs.
There are also pending legislation banning singles in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Puerto Rico.
According to the national meeting of the State Council, bags are used.
The AP writer in San Diego, Elliot Spagat, contributed to the report.
Follow Fenit Nirappil on www. twitter. com/FenitN .
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