Posted on Aug 17 2010 by Lisa Kaas Boyle
Californians are quite familiar with the Urban Tumbleweed, the ubiquitous blowing plastic bag that litters our parks, roadways, and rivers before it makes its way to the beaches and into the Pacific where it becomes the Mock Jellyfish.
However, San Franciscans witnessed the first great gathering of plastic bags in the form of at least 60 Bag Monsters on Aug. 12, and it was truly a unique sight....
Posted on Aug 06 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
We each use an average of 600 plastic bags a year. What if all plastic bags you and your family used in a year were still in your car?
Watch this PSA in support of AB1998 to ban plastic bags in California, starring Ed Begley Jr., Kate Connor and featuring the music of the Ditty Bops. Directed by Grant James. And lets get a million people to watch it, too.
Posted on Aug 05 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
By Lisa Kaas Boyle, Esq.
You know the obvious reason why plastic bags blow. They are light-weight wind socks that catch the air to travel greats distances and heights. Found blowing across every freeway, plastic bags have become known as Urban Tumbleweeds. Plastic bags clog our storm drains, and litter our shores. In the oceans they become mock jellyfish, endangering the sea life that depends on...
Posted on Jul 27 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
This week, PPC was approached by Ulrich Wernery, director of the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. In a frank and unsettling report, complete with harrowing photographs, he lays out what is an urgent tragedy taking place in the desert,
along the beaches, and in the mountains of the UAE. Camels, sheep, goats and cattle, as well as the protected Arabian Onyx,...
Posted on Jul 19 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
New members’ products make it easy to live without plastic
We are very pleased to announce that Klean Kanteen, Chico Bag and Lunchbots have joined the coalition. All three offer efficient high-quality solutions for a life without disposable plastic—reusable stainless steel water bottles, reusable bags, and stainless steel lunchboxes. These companies are visionary leaders in their fields and we...
Posted on Jun 30 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
Support for AB 1998, the California Single-Use Bag Reduction Act (Brownley) (“the Act”) continues to build. Following Los Angeles Times endorsement of the Act and a unanimous vote of support by the Mayor and City Council of Santa Monica, AB 1998 passed out of the California Senate Environmental Quality Committee headed by Senator Simitian on a vote of 5-2. (See PPC letter of support addressed...
Posted on Jun 14 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
As the state of California considers the proposed ban on single use plastic bags, lets address the rhetoric about how this might affect lower income people.
“There is no such thing as a free plastic bag. Every time you get a plastic bag at the grocery store, that cost is included in the price of your groceries,” said Lisa Boyle, co-founder of the Plastic Pollution Coalition. “It’s...
Posted on May 28 2010 by Daniella Dimitrova Russo
Please help us fight plastic pollution by supporting Assembly Bill 1998! This year, the California legislature is considering legislation that would significantly reduce plastic bag pollution in our communities, on our beaches, and in our oceans. With your help, California could be the first state in the country to adopt an aggressive policy to ban plastic carryout bags at large grocery stores, pharmacies,...
Posted on Apr 15 2010 by Plastic Pollution Coalition
A Special Report from a League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Educational Forum held April 3, 2010 on the Costs of Managing Plastic Pollution in the Environment and Solutions.
Just blocks from the Santa Monica shore on a beautiful beach day, sat a very serious panel of experts in suits. The panelists were California, Los Angeles, and Santa Monica government officials tasked with managing the plastic...
Posted on Jan 15 2010 by Manuel Maqueda
We are delighted to share with you this YouTube video, an awesome music clip featuring Tim Minchin. The message is as simple as it is important: bring your own canvas bags to the store!
Directed by Stephen Leslie, this video was originally recorded for BBC’s Comedy Shuffle. We’d like to thank our friend Sara Bayles, author of the popular blog The Daily Ocean for giving us the heads up.
Enjoy!
