Bay Planning Coalition is in support of ‘Yes’ on Proposition 67, which protects California’s plastic bag ban.
- Single-use plastic bags are damaging to the environment and wildlife, expensive to clean up, and an easily preventable source of litter.
- In an attempt to mitigate an easily preventable form of plastic pollution, Senate Bill 270 (Padilla, De Leon, Lara) was adopted by the Legislature and signed by Governor Jerry Brown establishing a statewide ban on the distribution of single-use plastic grocery bags at most stores in 2014. It was the culmination of a 5 year effort that included the adoption of hundreds of local bag bans and the support of local governments, environmental groups, grocers, retailers and labor organizations.
- Immediately after SB 270 was signed, out-of-state plastic bag manufacturers spent more than $3 million on a paid signature gathering effort to qualify Proposition 67 for the November 2016 ballot for voters to decide its fate. Specifically, Prop 67 asks voters to affirm statewide legislation phasing out single-use plastic grocery bags and requiring stores to pass along the 10 cent cost of paper bags.
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