Santa Monica and Manhattan Beach and Los Angeles County said on Thursday that if the state fails pass the Legislature, the Californian county's will move ahead with banning all plastic bags.
Santa Monica Assembly member Julia Brownley which created the Single-Use Bag Reduction Act (AB 1998) wants to ban all distribution of single-use plastic bags in her county, has already gotten the approval of the state Assembly. The state's senate is expected to vote before the end of the month.
Santa Monica Plans to ban plastic bags regardless of the states decision
The county is prepared to ban all plastic bags for single-use purpose by a proposed ordinance on October 12 that will forbid any retail establishment from carrying any. However, Restaurants are exempt from the ban allowing plastic bags used for take out food. For stores not willing to play ball with the county and continue to provide plastic bags Santa Monica will impose a "Green Fee" for each paper bag distributed by grocery stores, convenience stores, and pharmacies in the City.
Dean Kubani, director of the city's Office of Sustainability and the Environment said: “The City Council has given clear direction on this issue," "They are concerned about the impacts on our neighborhoods, beaches and oceans from trash, and the costs to dispose of plastic debris.”
The ban on plastics was enacted to cut the environmental impacts related to single-use plastic and paper carry out bags, and to promote a major shift towards reusable bags, according to City officials
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