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Tag: plastic bags

recycling

California should solve state’s recycling problems, not cause new ones

Avatar by Guest Commentary December 28, 2020December 23, 2020

California must urgently address the deficiencies in our recycling capabilities and help stimulate market demand for recycled materials.

California Secretary of State Alex Padilla talks during a news conference on Jan. 28, 2019, at the Capitol in Sacramento. Padilla has been named Newsom's pick for U.S. Senate. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo

Five things to know about California’s new US Senator, Alex Padilla

Avatar by Ben Christopher December 22, 2020December 22, 2020
California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

More high-dollar ballot measures in 2022

Avatar by Dan Walters November 16, 2020November 16, 2020
Special interests that are thwarted in the California Capitol attempt an end-run around new laws they don't like: ask the voters to overrule lawmakers. Image via iStock

Voters help big business override California lawmakers

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall November 4, 2020November 9, 2020
Workers sort through plastic items on a conveyor belt at greenwaste recycling facility in San Jose

Legislature narrowly rejects nation’s toughest restrictions on plastics

Avatar by Rachel Becker September 1, 2020September 1, 2020

California’s war on plastic pollution targets tiny hotel toiletries

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