Victory: Illinois Governor Quinn Rejects Industry-Sponsored Plastic Bag...
Plastic bag recycling bills are a tricky subject. Plastic bag recycling sounds like a nice environmentally-friendly issue. However, it really has questionable, if any, environmental value and...
View ArticleCourt Upholds San Francisco’s Expanded Single-Use Bag Ordinance, Rejects...
San Francisco, September 13, 2012 – In an order issued yesterday, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Teri L. Jackson rejected both of Save the Plastic Bag Coalition’s (SPBC) claims, which were brought...
View ArticleJoin plasticbaglaws.org at a “5 Gyres” ocean plastic pollution presentation...
Please join Jennie R. Romer, founder of plasticbaglaws.org & Atlantic region director of the Clean Seas Coalition, this Thursday at an ocean plastic pollution research event in NYC with 5 Gyres...
View ArticleCanadian Plastics Industry Groups Files Lawsuit Regarding Toronto’s Ban...
The next venue for plastic bag litigation appears to be Toronto, Canada. The Toronto City Council adopted a five-cent plastic bag charge in 2008, which was effective in reducing plastic bag use by 50%...
View ArticleInternships Available at plasticbaglaws.org
Plasticbaglaws.org seeks unpaid interns. Interns will be expected to commit to approximately five hours per week for at least five months. Interns should be detail-oriented and feel comfortable...
View ArticleCity of San Jose Releases “Bring Your Own Bag” Ordinance Implementation Results
The City of San Jose (CA)’s “Bring Your Own Bag” ordinance was implemented January, 1, 2012. With nearly one million residents, making San Jose the third largest city in California and tenth largest...
View ArticleUsing Categorical Exemptions for “Second Generation” Plastic Bag Bans in...
In the wake of the Save the Plastic Bag Coalition v. Manhattan Beach Supreme Court decision that found that Manhattan Beach was justified in not preparing an EIR before adopting its ordinance, Save the...
View ArticleRecent “Study” Relating E.coli Infections To Plastic Bag Bans Is Misguided
Jennie R. Romer, Atlantic region director of the Clean Seas Coalition and founder of plasticbaglaws.org, was recently interviewed in a Huffington Post article regarding a recent study by UPenn’s...
View ArticleJoin the “Ban the Bag NYC” Conference for High School Students on March 2nd
Please join Jennie Romer, founder of plasticbaglaws.org, at the Green Schools Alliance’s “Ban the Bag NYC” on March 2nd at Hewitt School to discuss single-use plastic bag reduction ordinance options...
View ArticleNew York City Students Hold Conference to Discuss Plastic Bag Bans: Council...
Click here for a PDF of the official press release. New York City, March 4, 2013 – On Saturday March 2, 2012, The Hewitt School’s Earth Committee and The Green Schools Alliance hosted a student...
View ArticleManhattan SWAB 2013: “Bag It” Screening and Plastic Bag Panel
Join the Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board (MSWAB) on May 13th for a screening of the film Bag It and panel discussion with: Helena Durst, Member, MSWAB; and Durst Organization Jennie Romer, Founder...
View ArticleNew York Times Article About Plastic Bag Laws in the US
Today’s New York Times features an article about plastic bag laws in the US and a discussion about plastic bags in NYC with Ron Gonen, Mayor Bloomberg’s deputy commissioner of sanitation for recycling...
View ArticleVideo: Discussion of plastic bag laws and marine plastic pollution at Enfield...
Enfield, CT Public Library Talks Series: “The Seas of Plastic” Facilitated by Jennie R. Romer, Esq. April 24, 2013 Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwQge2aCiG4 Great basic discussion of how...
View ArticleFundraiser for Plastic Research in the Ocean & Screening of Mini-Documentry...
Thursday, May 30th 6:30-9:00pm Fundraiser for Plastic Research in the Ocean & Screening of Mini-Documentary About Plastic Bags in NYC Jennie Romer, founder of plasticbaglaws.org, will be sailing...
View ArticleJennie of PlasticBagLaws.org Will Sail the North Atlantic to Research...
One June 9th, 2013, Jennie Romer, founder of plasticbaglaws.org will set sail from Bermuda to Rhode Island to study single-use plastics in the Atlantic Ocean with the 5 Gyres Institute. As a lawyer...
View ArticleInternships Available at plasticbaglaws.org
Plasticbaglaws.org seeks unpaid interns. Interns will be expected to commit to approximately five hours per week for at least five months. Interns should be detail-oriented and feel comfortable...
View ArticleJennie’s Ocean Voyage: There is a North Atlantic Garbage Patch, and I Need to...
Jennie's Micro Plastic Group Hat ***This is the first in a series of personal blog entries by plasticbaglaws.org’s founder Jennie R. Romer, which will document her trip to study plastic pollution in...
View ArticleJennie’s Ocean Voyage: The Sea Dragon
Jennie collecting micro plastic on beach at Bermuda before voyage Jennie with strainer of small ocean plastic ***This is part of a series of personal blog entries by plasticbaglaws.org’s founder Jennie...
View ArticleSign a petiton to encourage a plastic bag reduction ordinance in NYC!
View the MoveON.org petition here. Also please register at BagItNYC.org to get involved in NYC campaign & attend this event on June 24th with Council Member Brad Lander in Park Slope (event info...
View ArticleJennie’s Ocean Voyage: Balloons Last Longer Than Parties
***This is part of a series of personal blog entries by plasticbaglaws.org’s founder Jennie R. Romer, which will document her trip to study plastic pollution in the North Atlantic Ocean with The 5...
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