LOS ANGELES -- The California Grocers Association asked the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors yesterday to delay any action on reducing carryout bag usage until a statewide recycling program that begins in July can be evaluated. The board passed a motion to investigate plastic and paper consumption in the wake of a San Francisco ordinance mandating that large grocery stores provide only compostable plastic and recyclable paper bags -- an ordinance that would take effect six months after San Francisco‘s mayor signs it. “Given that the San Francisco program has not been implemented and that California‘s statewide recycling law focused solely on plastic bags doesn‘t begin until July 1, we believe it premature to move forward with any type of study,” Peter Larkin, CGA president, said. The plastic bag law establishes a statewide recycling program for plastic bags and mandates that grocery operators with annual gross sales of $2 million provide, by July 1, a collection point for plastic bags, recycle the materials returned by consumers and provide reusable carryout bags for purchase. -- Elliot Zwiebach
Grocers Ask L.A. to Wait on Bag Legislation
LOS ANGELES -- The California Grocers Association asked the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors yesterday to delay any action on reducing carryout bag usage until a statewide recycling program that begins in July can be evaluated.
