To the editor: Because the creator of the town of Los Angeles’ 2013 plastic bag ban, which offered the momentum to go the state’s ban, I perceive the frustration expressed by The Occasions’ editorial board with the weak implementation.
Though we have now diminished the billions of skinny plastic baggage flying round, producers have discovered methods to work across the legislation. As it’s written, the legislation permits the producers to make use of extra plastic by promoting thicker plastic baggage, for more cash, with a declare that they’re reusable.
However of the a whole bunch of grocery store consumers I’ve seen because the legislation handed, I’ve but to see a single thick plastic bag ever introduced again for reuse.
Bag producers are pouring cash into new plastic amenities. Petroleum producers notice that as gas-powered autos face gradual elimination, plastic use should improve to take care of earnings.
For the way forward for humanity, we are able to’t let that occur. We should dramatically scale back petroleum use and halt single-use plastics. A brand new, harder bag ban that closes loopholes and halts the environmental injury these baggage trigger in California should be handed by the state Legislature.
California should proceed to be the instance to the nation and the world in sustainability if we need to make sure the survival of the human race. We will’t do this so long as we stay behind the curve on this crucial situation.
Paul Koretz, Los Angeles
The author is a former L.A. Metropolis Council member and a former member of the state Meeting.
