FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CONTACT: Linda Rapattoni, 916-319-2041

Office of Assemblymember Julia Brownley    

June 22, 2010                                                                   

Single-Use Bag Ban Bill Faces Vote in

 Senate Environmental Quality Committee

SACRAMENTO-A measure by Assemblywoman Julia Brownley, D-Santa Monica, to ban single-use, carryout bags at grocery, drug, liquor and convenience stores will be heard in the Senate Environmental Quality Committee on Monday, June 28.

AB 1998 encourages shoppers to switch to reusable bags because plastic bag trash pollutes oceans and waterways, injures and kills marine life, and costs California
about $25 million a year to collect and send to landfills. When consumers forget their reusable bags, AB 1998 permits the sale of recyclable paper bags at a reasonable cost of not less than 5 cents.

WHO:             Assemblywoman Julia Brownley       

WHAT:           Presents AB 1998 to Senate
Environmental Quality Committee

WHEN:           Monday, June 28, 2010

                        11 A.M.                       

WHERE:        State Capitol Room 112

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