Berkeley officials are once again considering the implementation of an ordinance that could reduce single-use paper and plastic shopping bags in the city following the rejection of a California State Assembly bill that would have imposed similar restrictions.
The ordinance would prohibit retail stores in Berkeley from providing plastic checkout bags to customers and introduce a fee for each single-use paper checkout bag provided to customers, according to the text of the ordinance."
Although the ordinance was submitted to the Berkeley City Council in June, it was deemed unnecessary because of the assembly bill, which would have banned plastic shopping bags across the state, according to Nashua Kalil, a member of the city's Zero Waste Commission.
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