Assembly passes bag fee legislation


Ventura County Star
May 29, 2008 - ...plastic bag-recycling goals, under a bill approved Wednesday by the Assembly.The 25-cent fee would be levied on both plastic and paper bags. It would apply only to large grocery stores and pharmacies.Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, D-Van Nuys, the author of the proposed law, said the system would create in California the most aggressive plastic bag reduction program in the nation.The bill, which now goes to the Senate, passed the Assembly on a 40 vote, with only...


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