SACRAMENTO — A push to pass first-in-the-nation California proposals to limit single-use plastic containers and other items drew support from actor Jeff Goldblum on Wednesday. Environmental groups hail the proposal as a landmark attempt to cut down on 75% of waste from plastic items like takeout boxes, food containers and...
California Fines CVS $3.6 Million for Failing to Recycle
SACRAMENTO — California is fining the nation's largest pharmacy health care provider a record $3.6 million for failing to redeem deposits on bottles and cans at some of its locations, regulators said Monday. The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, better known as CalRecycle, said its investigation found that...
Walters: Is Reducing Trash a Wasted Effort?
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has long been a poster child for managerial shortcomings among the state’s many agencies. It is, however, not the only example of how state programs fail to complete their designated missions. Another is the ambitious effort to reduce the nearly 80 million tons of trash...
Walters: Is Reducing Trash a Wasted Effort?
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles has long been a poster child for managerial shortcomings among the state’s many agencies. It is, however, not the only example of how state programs fail to complete their designated missions. Another is the ambitious effort to reduce the nearly 80 million tons of trash...
Is California's Controversial Plastic Bag Ban Working?
Is California’s statewide plastic bag ban working? The proponents enthusiastically say yes. But it's impossible to determine what grocers are doing with the 10 cents they're collecting for every paper bag they sell. Initially passed in 2014 as SB 270, most grocery stores could no longer give away plastic bags....
Is California's Controversial Plastic Bag Ban Working?
Is California’s statewide plastic bag ban working? The proponents enthusiastically say yes. But it's impossible to determine what grocers are doing with the 10 cents they're collecting for every paper bag they sell. Initially passed in 2014 as SB 270, most grocery stores could no longer give away plastic bags....