Assemblymember Ian Calderon's "Straw Law," AB1884, seeks to lessen the number of single-use plastic straws that end up in the ocean and other waterways. The bill, which has passed both Senate and Assembly and is now awaiting concurrence before heading to the governor's desk, would require sit-down restaurants in California to forgo automatically placing a straw in every drink, and instead only provide straws when requested by a customer. Environment California's State Director Dan Jacobson joins the podcast this week to talk about AB1884 and other pending environmental legislation, including SB100, which would mandate that all energy used in California come from renewable resources by 2045.
Assemblymember Ian Calderon's "Straw Law," AB1884, seeks to lessen the number of single-use plastic straws that end up in the ocean and other waterways. The bill, which has passed both Senate and Assembly and is now awaiting concurrence before heading to the governor's desk, would require sit-down restaurants in California to forgo automatically placing a straw in every drink, and instead only provide straws when requested by a customer. Environment California's State Director Dan Jacobson joins the podcast this week to talk about AB1884 and other pending environmental legislation, including SB100, which would mandate that all energy used in California come from renewable resources by 2045.