The California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) has called on legislators and local governments to adopt measures to reduce plastic marine debris pollution.  Starting with its resolution on marine debris in 2007 and most recently with its 2008 implementation plan, the OPC has called for:

• Inclusion of commonly-littered items into an EPR model like California's Container Recycling Law ("Bottle Bill" / "CRV").
• Putting a fee on plastic bags and banning polystyrene.
• Phasing out toxics in plastic packaging.

CAW sponsored several bills in the 07/08 legislative session that would have implemented these resolutions, including:

• SB 1625 (Corbett): Expansion of California Container Recycling Law to include more plastic bottles.
• AB 2058/2769 (Levine-Brownley-Davis): Require large retailers charge a fee for single-use carryout bags.
• AB 904 (Feuer): Require take-out food providers to only use recyclable food packaging.