HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-04-20 Powerpoint - "Bag Free"Bag-Free Ukiah Which is better- paper or plastic? The Problem with Plastic Bags 12 Million Barrels of Oil Only 3-7% of plastic bags are recycled. Litter Hidden Costs Plastic bags cost
2-5 cents to produce. The taxpayer cost to subsidize the recycling, collection, and disposal of plastic and paper bags is an average of 17 cents per bag. The Problem with Paper Bags
14 Million Trees Pollution Only 10-15% of paper bags are recycled. The question isn’t paper or plastic. The question is how do we encourage people to use reusable bags? Bag Bans and
Regulations Around the World Bag Bans in California San Francisco- March 2007 Oakland- July 2007. Los Angeles City- 2008 Malibu- May 2008 Manhattan Beach- July 2008 Fairfax- November
2008. Palo Alto- March 2009 Los Angeles County- November 2010 San Jose- January 2011 Santa Monica- January 2011. Marin County- January 2011 Calabasas- February, 2011 Ukiah’s Proposed
Bag-Ban Ordinance Based off a model ordinance created by Green Cities California. Designed to cut down paper AND plastic bag use, and promote reusable bag use. Features an outright
ban on single-use plastic bags. Discourages the use of single-use paper bags through a mandatory minimum fee. Required Fee on Paper Bags It’s a required fee, not a tax, so the money
would go back to the business. The proposed ordinance would be implemented county-wide, so no stores would be at a disadvantage because of the ordinance. Why the Fee on Paper Bags? When
San Francisco only banned plastic bags, most consumers simply switched to paper bags instead of bringing their own reusable bag. When Montreal required a fee on paper bags, the consumption
of paper bags decreased 70% in one year. Reusable Bags: A Simple Solution to a Huge Problem How Bag-Free Ukiah Will Help the Transition Apply for a grant for reusable bags. Make signs
for businesses to remind their customers to bring their reusable bags. Encourage businesses to: Provide customers with shipping boxes in case they forget their reusable bags. Make reusable
bags with their business logo. Have a bag bowl. Visit us at www.bagfreeukiah.com * * Reducing the Use of Single-Use Bags in the City of Ukiah An idea whose time has come