• LA County Bans Plastic Bags
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[quote] With a 3-1 vote in favor of the measure, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a sweeping ban on plastic grocery bags in unincorporated areas of the county. The ban will affect nearly 1.1 million residents countywide and has been called one of the nation's most aggressive environmental measures to date. The official measure reads: "No store shall provide to any customer a plastic carryout bag." Plastic bags that are used to hold fruit, vegetables or raw meat in order to prevent contamination with other grocery items will be exempt from the ban. Grocers that continue to offer plastic bags will be required to charge customers 10 cents per bag, according to the ordinance. The revenue will be retained by the stores to purchase the paper bags and educate customers about the law (LA Times). In late August, heavy and costly lobbying by plastic bag manufacturers prevented the California state Senate from passing a state-wide plastic bag ban, despite the support of the state Assembly and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, the only official to vote against the ban, cautioned that small businesses could suffer financially because of the ban. Antonovich also worries that low-income people could be forced to begin buying bags to pick up pet waste or carry their lunch. It's still possible for the measure to be legally challenged. Similar plastic bag bans passed in San Francisco and Malibu are less strict because they don't involve a surcharge. Environmental advocates of banning plastic bags say these measures provide no incentive for consumers to switch to reusable cloth bags, the most eco-friendly option. [/quote] [url]http://www.care2.com/causes/environment/blog/breaking-la-county-bans-plastic-bags/[/url] Looks like we have a new opportunity. Paper bags with handles!
Ridiculous Californian hipsters doing more hipster shit. :doh:
Good
[QUOTE=superdinoman;26118973]Ridiculous Californian hipsters doing more hipster shit. :doh:[/QUOTE] Cutting down on plastic waste is hipster shit? Are you stupid?
[QUOTE=BaconDioxide;26119028]Cutting down on plastic waste is hipster shit? Are you stupid?[/QUOTE] Ever heard of recycling?
Whoo ecology Don't use oil kill trees instead
Good to know that that is the most important thing facing Californians today...not the crushing debt, the massive illegal population, but plastic bags...
I thought most part of the world uses biodegradable plastic grocery bags by now?
good thing people can start using paper bags instead
[QUOTE=superdinoman;26119042]Ever heard of recycling?[/QUOTE] Why can't you do both?
[QUOTE=Ridge;26119067]Good to know that that is the most important thing facing Californians today...not the crushing debt, the massive illegal population, but plastic bags...[/QUOTE] and who said or implied that this is the most important issue? you know that they don't just focus on one issue at a time, right? [QUOTE=Ridge;26119067]the massive illegal population[/QUOTE] yeah how dare those silly brown people work their ass off and try to provide for their family [editline]17th November 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=superdinoman;26119042]Ever heard of recycling?[/QUOTE] and how many people actually bother to recycle?
Baltimore City (near where I live) was going to do this because they get stuck inside the buses and fuck shit up.
[QUOTE=BaconDioxide;26119086]Why can't you do both?[/QUOTE] So sacrifice using oil based products that can be broken down and recycled for a fraction of the cost of forest clearing and have a minimal impact on the environment if filtered out of trash? Also would be a little hard to do both in LA now that they kind of banned plastic bags. As I said hipster shit about the whole "GREEN SOCIETY" bullshit. [QUOTE=Leon Trotsky;26119108] and how many people actually bother to recycle?[/QUOTE] Ever heard of filters? People are lazy cunts who dont pay attention or just dont care, but it seriously isnt that hard to filter out plastic and ship it off to be recycled.
But paper bags are shit. God forbid if something in your bag spills.
If you think plastic bags are a non-existent issue, take a stroll down a Mumbai street
[QUOTE=faze;26119120]Baltimore City (near where I live) was going to do this because they get stuck inside the buses and fuck shit up.[/QUOTE] Hmmm, where near Baltimore City? I am curious.
[QUOTE=Leon Trotsky;26119108]and who said or implied that this is the most important issue? you know that they don't just focus on one issue at a time, right? yeah how dare those silly brown people work their ass off and try to provide for their family [editline]17th November 2010[/editline] and how many people actually bother to recycle?[/QUOTE] I have no problem with people providing for their families. But it IS a problem when they break the law to do it. Just the same as some ghetto thug robbing houses and pawning the merchandise to support his family.
[QUOTE=Ridge;26119253]I have no problem with people providing for their families. But it IS a problem when they break the law to do it. Just the same as some ghetto thug robbing houses and pawning the merchandise to support his family.[/QUOTE] robbery isn't even comparable to entering a country illegally
Thank fuck, I was scared to go outside thanks to all those people imitating Manhunt. [img]http://www.seanbluestone.com/images/games/violent-manhunt2.jpg[/img] ban these evil games
[QUOTE=GetBent;26119181]Hmmm, where near Baltimore City? I am curious.[/QUOTE] Owings Mills, northwest of the city.
[QUOTE=Ridge;26119067]Good to know that that is the most important thing facing Californians today...not the crushing debt, the massive illegal population, but plastic bags...[/QUOTE] Who said they focus on the important issues?
Now this is great!
[QUOTE=faze;26119641]Owings Mills, northwest of the city.[/QUOTE] Complete opposite here, southeast in Essex.
[QUOTE=GetBent;26119718]Complete opposite here, southeast in Essex.[/QUOTE] Haha Essex. Redneck city.
LA the new Australia?
[QUOTE=faze;26119730]Haha Essex. Redneck city.[/QUOTE] Indeed. Although to be fair, Dundalk is much worse.
[QUOTE=Baldr;26119754]LA the new Australia?[/QUOTE] No, it's a good reason. Plastic bags make litter, thus making the city look trashy.
[QUOTE=faze;26119775]No, it's a good reason. Plastic bags make litter, thus making the city look trashy.[/QUOTE] Well lets ban paper then too cause that does the same thing.
[QUOTE=superdinoman;26119842]Well lets ban paper then too cause that does the same thing.[/QUOTE] Plastic is the larger offender by a lot.
[QUOTE=faze;26119859]Plastic is the larger offender by a lot.[/QUOTE] Because people are to lazy to sort their garbage out and do the right thing. As Ive constantly said that everyone is so keen to ignore, you can filter plastic out easily at the dump, but rather than doing so they just dump everything together and bitch about plastic.
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