Resources for Policy/Law Makers

Waste Free Edmonton Single-Use Plastics Laws Report

 

• plasticbaglaws.org
  • A resource for legislative bodies considering laws limiting the use of plastic bags.
• massgreen.org/plastic-bag-resources.html
  • Contains a toolkit, sample legislation, facts, discussion of alternatives, and discussion of reduction options.
• BagLaws.com
  • A resource for those seeking information about laws detailing use of paper and plastic bags. Provides the latest in bag legislation news in the United States.
• earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2014/update123
  • Provides a list of bag laws from around the world
• reusethisbag.com/articles/plastic-bag-bans-worldwide/
  • Information about plastic bag laws around the world
• surfrider.org/pages/plastic-bag-bans-fees
  • A partial list of bag legislation in the United States and around the world
• surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/the-proliferation-of-the-plastic-bagban
• surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/bag-ban-legislative-season-heats-up

 

 

Devon

• http://www.devon.ca/Portals/0/Documents/CLS/Council-Agendas/2019-04-02-2019-04-04-Committee-of-the-Whole-Agenda_v1.pdf

Calgary

• https://pub-calgary.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=91416

Halifax

• halifax.ca/sites/default/files/documents/city-hall/regional-council/180116rc1432.pdf

Victoria

• pub-victoria.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?documentid=1492

Vancouver

• vancouver.ca/green-vancouver/single-use-items.aspx#documents

Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

• rmwb.ca/AssetFactory.aspx?did=4417

Montreal

• ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=6877,141991131&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL

Washington

• mwcog.org/file.aspx?A=9BWVrv4bc1x0gjZYBRHrR1IdccS6mqJ%2BF6OYBZsf7Qg%3D

LA County

• ladpw.org/epd/aboutthebag/PDF/Bag%20Ban%20Status%20Nov%202012.pdf

San Mateo County

• cityofsanmateo.org/DocumentCenter/View/43366/San-Mateo-County-Bag-Report-2014-2?bidId=

City of Santa Barbara

• services.santabarbaraca.gov/CAP/MG131792/AS131796/AS131810/AS131816/AI135427/DO135428/DO_135428.pdf

Government of Canada

• https://www.ourcommons.ca/Content/Committee/421/ENVI/Reports/RP10583500/envirp21/envirp21-e.pdf
• https://www.ccme.ca/en/whats_new/article.html?id=111 

 

• Berkeley Science Review, Will California’s Plastic Bag Ban Help the Environment?
• Parliament Library, Plastic Bags: Reducing their Use Through Regulation and other Initiatives
• National Conference of State Legislatures, State Plastic and Paper Bag Legislation
• UN Environment Programme, From Birth to Ban: A History of the Plastic Shopping Bag
• University of Victoria Environmental Law Centre, Seven Reforms to Address Marine Plastic Pollution: U of Vic ELC – 7 ways to reduce plastics
• Smart Prosperity Institute, Economic Tools to Reduce Household Waste and Related Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Plastic Bag Reduction Ordinances: New York City’s Proposed Charge on All Carryout Bags as a Model for U.S. Cities
• The Most Popular Tax in Europe? Lessons from the Irish Plastic Bags Levy
• Jennie Reilly Romer, Comment, The Evolution of San Francisco’s Plastic Bag Ban, 1 GOLDEN GATE ENVTL. L.J. 439, 450-59 (2007)
• Bans versus Fees: Disposable Carryout Bag Policies and Bag Usage
• Supermarket Carryout Bag Policies and Bag Usage: Bans Versus Fees (2014)