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The state's latest recycling failures are unfortunate but not shocking. The petrochemical industry has a long history of outsmarting regulation.
Our culture of plastic consumption has resulted in a tenfold increase in plastic pollution since 1980, and it is responsible for the death of at least 100,000 marine mammals and 1 million seabirds ...
On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will close a legal loophole that has allowed for an increase in California's plastic bag waste, despite a 2014 law that was designed to ban ...
The premise for the ban was that plastic bags make up a significant portion of litter within the city and create a significant eyesore throughout the community. The City of Manhattan performed the initial environmental study in June 2008 to meet the requirements of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). [6]
The environmental nonprofit Oceana applauded Newsom for signing the bill and “safeguarding California’s coastline, marine life, and communities from single-use plastic grocery bags ...
The presence of plastic in the environment hurt ecosystems and human health and pose a threat to food safety. [91] Chlorinated plastic can release harmful chemicals into the surrounding soil, which can then seep into groundwater or other surrounding water sources and also the ecosystem of the world. [92]
Additionally, when plastic bags are disposed of in landfills, chemicals from this buried plastic are released into the surrounding environment and groundwater. National Geographic states that some of these chemicals, notably phthalates and bisphenol A, have been implicated as human health problems.
“It’s time for us to get rid of these plastic bags and continue to move forward with a more pollution-free environment." Single-use plastic bags have been banned in California for nearly 10 ...