[GreenYes] AB2449-NCRA needs to ask Governor to veto now

[Gary Liss <gary@no.address>]

Mary Lou,

Thanks for your action.  However, it's now on the 
Governor's desk.  Please send a note to the Governor ASAP to ask for his veto!

Gary

At 12:17 PM 8/31/2006, Mary Lou Van Deventer wrote:
>Re:                     AB2449
>Position:               Oppose unless amended
>
>Honorable Member Levine:
>
>The Northern California Recycling Association must oppose the current
>wording of AB2449, which is intended to increase the recycling of
>plastic carryout bags from groceries.  We certainly applaud the
>intent but cannot support the current configuration.
>
>The most important and fatal flaw is that the bill now restricts
>localities from imposing fees, bans, levies, and restrictions, on
>plastic carryout bags.  Local actions have often driven large, even
>global recycling improvements and innovations in the past, and it is
>critical to retain local power and flexibility so communities can
>control their own resource flows.
>
>Beyond that concern, NCRA agrees with the Earth Resource Foundation
>and other environmentalists and recyclers that:
>
>-           Plastic carryout bags should be made from recycled
>feedstocks;
>-           Stores should be encouraged to reduce their use of
>plastic bags overall;
>-           The bill should cover all plastic bags from groceries,
>including produce bags; and
>-           Storesâ?? staff, especially grocery clerks and managers,
>should be trained regarding the environmental harms of plastic bags
>and benefits of reusable bags.
>
>Thank you for starting motion in a good direction for sustainable
>resource management, and we hope the bill can be amended to protect
>local power and include these other concerns.  If it cannot be
>amended, NCRA opposes it and will support future efforts to craft a
>more comprehensive bill that moves the state quickly along the urgent
>path to Zero Waste.
>
>Respectfully yours,
>
>
>Mary Lou Van Deventer
>President
>Northern California Recycling Association
>
>
>1 attachment - same text in PDF document with NCRA letterhead
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>Re:AB2449
>Position:Oppose unless amended
>
>Honorable Member Levine:
>
>The Northern California Recycling Association 
>must oppose the current wording of AB2449, which 
>is intended to increase the recycling of plastic 
>carryout bags from groceries.  We certainly 
>applaud the intent but cannot support the current configuration.
>
>The most important and fatal flaw is that the 
>bill now restricts localities from imposing 
>fees, bans, levies, and restrictions, on plastic 
>carryout bags.  Local actions have often driven 
>large, even global recycling improvements and 
>innovations in the past, and it is critical to 
>retain local power and flexibility so 
>communities can control their own resource flows.
>
>Beyond that concern, NCRA agrees with the Earth 
>Resource Foundation and other environmentalists and recyclers that:
>
>-           Plastic carryout bags should be made from recycled feedstocks;
>-           Stores should be encouraged to 
>reduce their use of plastic bags overall;
>-           The bill should cover all plastic 
>bags from groceries, including produce bags; and
>-           Stores? staff, especially grocery 
>clerks and managers, should be trained regarding 
>the environmental harms of plastic bags and benefits of reusable bags.
>
>Thank you for starting motion in a good 
>direction for sustainable resource management, 
>and we hope the bill can be amended to protect 
>local power and include these other 
>concerns.  If it cannot be amended, NCRA opposes 
>it and will support future efforts to craft a 
>more comprehensive bill that moves the state 
>quickly along the urgent path to Zero Waste.
>
>Respectfully yours,
>
>
>Mary Lou Van Deventer
>President
>Northern California Recycling Association
>
>
>1 attachment - same text in PDF document with NCRA letterhead
>
>
>
>
>

Gary Liss
916-652-7850
Fax: 916-652-0485
www.garyliss.com 

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