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PackagingApr 23 - Styrofoam Voted out of Municipal Facilities in Long Beach, San MateoThe Long Beach City Council and the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to ban the use of expanded polystyrene food packaging ("Styrofoam") in municipal facilities. Bans on EPS in municipal facilities are often the first step to a broader food packaging law. Shaun Bishop of the San Mateo Daily News writes:
Additionally, the Ventura County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday to ban the distribution of EPS at the county harbor. Read an Article in the Ventura County Star>> Many other municipalities are currently considering similar, or tougher, laws regarding polystyrene takeout food packaging, which is a central component of marine debris pollution. CAW and Polystyrene:
Mar 27 - NYC Councilmember Proposes Banning PolystyreneNew York City Council Member Bill de Blasio, who has introduced a motion to ban polystyrene city-wide, has started a pilot project that will swtich some NYC schools from polystyrene trays to compostable bagasse trays, a material produced from the waste produced from sugar cane production. Swell Chan of the New York Times reports that the New York City Public School System goes through 153 million polystyrene trays annually. Many school districts in Southern California also use disposable foam trays. CAW and Polystyrene:
Mar 27 - PVC Bill Nears Hearing DateAB 2505, which will phase out the use of polyvinyl chloride packaging, will be heard in Assembly ESTM committee Tuesday. PVC packaging is not recycled, contaminates the PET recycling stream and has a high incidence rate of heavy metal and phthalate contamination. In related news, the New York Times reported that hospitals are working to phase out the use of PVC. Susan Moran writes that hospitals have been leading the campaign to require vendors to switch to non-PVC alternatives:
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Mar 20 - CAW Marine Debris Bills Need Support LettersSeveral important marine debris bills are headed to their first policy committees in the California Legislature, and they need your support! They include: AB 2505 (Brownley) - PVC Phase-out: Phases out the use of toxic, non-recycled PVC consumer packaging. Asm ESTM 4/1. Letters needed: Now! [Sample Letter] AB 2058 (Levine) - Plastic Bag Litter Reduction: Requires retailers to drastically reduce and recycle plastic bags or they will be required to charge a significant per bag fee. Asm NR 4/7. Letters needed: 3/31. [Sample Letter] SB 1625 (Corbett) - Bottle Bill Update: Updates California's successful Bottle and Can Recycling Law by, among other expected fixes, clarifying the way recycling rates are calculated. Sen EQ 4/1. Letters needed: 3/31. [Sample Letter]
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