MEA Press Links
Green Cities California press release announces release of Master Environmental Assessment on Single Use and Reusable Bags 03/08/2010
Paper Bags or Plastic Bags? New Proposals Like Neither
New York Times 05/20/10 The Plastic Bag Waiting Game
East Bay Express 05/19/10 Two Bay Area Cities Sign on to Green Cities Coalition
PublicCEO.com 04/26/10 Laguna Abandons Plastic Bag Ban
Orange County Local News Network 04/16/10 Santa Cruz County Officials Mull Bag Ban
Santa Cruz News 04/06/10 Plastic Bags Fit to be Tied?
Pacific Sun News 04/01/10 Green Cities California Promotes Bans on Single Use Plastic Bags
Plastic Bag Ban Report Environmental Assessment is Base for Cities Planning to Implement Plastic Bag Restrictions
PublicCEO.com 03/16/2010 Counter for Plastic Bags Consumed This Year
Isle Be Green Environmental Assessment – Single Use Bag Fees Work
Sustainable Business 03/09/2010 Report May Encourage California Cities to Ban Plastic Bags, Place Fees on Others
Plastic News 03/09/2010 Paper or Plastic? Neither!
Planetsave 03/08/2010 California Coalition Issues Report on Single-Use, Reusable Bags
Waste & Recycling News 03/08/2010
GCC policies have resulted in...
Conversion of over 665 million sheets of paper to 100% recycled content EACH YEAR which saves:
- 10 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions
- Almost 80,000 trees
- More than 23 million gallons of water
- More than 6600 barrels of oil
1,633,302 plastic water bottles from being landfilled which saves:
- GCC member cities over $1.6 million