Dec 1 - Long Beach to Propose Bag Ban Ordinance

The City of Long Beach recently announced its decision to discuss a plastic bag ban at the next City Council meeting on December 7. This announcement was made by Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal.

According to Lowenthal, the City of Long Beach spends $20 million annually to clean up its plastic bag litter. Lowenthal had testified at the Los Angeles County hearing for its proposed bag ban on November 16, spoke during a recent Great Garbage Patch Event on the TED website, and was in attendance at a press event in Sacramento for plastic bag bans last Monday.

The proposed ordinance is similar to the recently passed LA County ban and also charges customers 10 cents to purchase a paper bag if they forget to bring their own.

Listen to the public radio clip and read a short article here.