Environmentalists and industry are at odds over a November ballot initiative that would reduce single-use plastics and polystyrene food containers.
between 2019 and 2021 that show roughly two-thirds of Californians support legislation and are concerned about plastic pollution.
Joshua Baca, vice president of plastics at the American Chemistry Council, said his trade organization — which represents plastics producers, chemical manufacturers and fossil fuel companies — also has concerns about the measure’s cost on taxpayers. Environmentalists say industry groups are exaggerating the potential price tag while minimizing the costs their throwaway products impose.
Revenue generated from the tax — potentially billions of dollars annually, according to the Legislative Analyst’s Office — will be used to fund programs to implement and enforce the measure, for statewide and local recycling, reduction and composting efforts, and for habitat restoration and plastic pollution mitigation.
The letter set off a movement. And after two years of a pandemic, a series of legal challenges and an additional $3 million from Recology, the initiative is now set to appear on ballots in November.
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