Encourage regional authority to study environmental impacts of single-use bag ban

Environmental JusticeEnvironment<UNKNOWN>Resolution

In Plain English

The West Contra Costa Integrated Waste Management Authority oversees waste reduction for multiple cities including Richmond. Richmond wants this regional authority to study whether banning plastic bags would harm the environment. If approved, the authority conducts the study and pays for a detailed environmental report.

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Votes

Go on record that the City of Richmond wants Recyclemore to fund a regional study based on Richmond's current work on the EIR and allow other West County agencies 60 days to join the City of Richmond's efforts; after 60 days the City of Richmond would go forward and request that Recyclemore pay for Richmond's study

Passed

6 to 1

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Why This Vote Matters

Richmond will ask a regional waste authority to fund an environmental study on banning plastic bags, with the council approving this request 6-1, with Councilmember Bates dissenting. The city will give other West County cities 60 days to join the effort before moving forward alone if needed. This matters because the study would examine whether a plastic bag ban could have unintended environmental consequences before the city decides whether to implement such a policy. The regional authority, called Recyclemore, would pay for the detailed environmental report rather than Richmond taxpayers.

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