Notable Ocean Quotable: plastic bags

“There is no reason a product we use for a few minutes should float in our oceans for a few hundred years.” --Dave Mathews of Environment Oregon After the state legislature failed to take decisive action to reduce Oregonians' use of single-use plastic bags, a mosaic of activists, conservationists and just plain sensible people are working …

Santa Cruz battles bags – DC already did

Santa Cruz County supervisors voted today to ban retail establishments from giving customers plastic bags. It looks like the ordinance probably won't take effect for a year, will cost the county at least $100,000 for an environmental study, and won't apply to retailers in incorporated cities. But it's a step in the right direction. Plastics, …