A bill negotiated by environmentalists, the plastics industry and lawmakers appears likely to keep a California recycling measure off the ballot. The bill passed a key committee Tuesday, two days before the deadline to withdraw the ballot initiative.
and that is supported by some influential environmental organizations.
State Sen. Ben Allen, a Democrat from Santa Monica who authored Senate Bill 54, said his team has continued “intense” conversations with the ballot measure proponents to address concerns. Allen acknowledged there was still work to do, but expressed optimism that the ballot measure would be withdrawn. “At the end of the day, they’re going to need to feel confident that this is strong. We’re continuing those conversations but we feel as though the bill’s strong enough to merit pulling back the ballot measure.
And the question of whether to do the deal reflects a calculation of whether a ballot measure could pass with a potentially divided environmental lobby and against the spending might of the plastics industry.
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