• On December 15, 2010 various city officials gathered at Los Angeles County Public Works building for a Day Without a Bag Summit. This free, half-day tutorial provided a step-by-step guide on how to lay out a municipal plan to reduce single use bag consumption. Local policy makers, community advocates, and environmental group representatives provided real-life case studies and in-the-trenches advice on how to:
  • Draft bag-reduction ordinances
  • Spot legal challenges
  • Create persuasive message points and action plans that will generate public buy-in
  • Secure effective support from local businesses and other community partners
  • Create buzz in the local press and on social media networks

• Summit Material

  The following were materials made available at the summit:

  • Legal Panel Supplemental Package [PDF, 117KB]
  • Ordinance Ban Details [PDF, 45KB]

• Webinar Video

  Below is the complete webinar video (3.5 hours). The link below the video will open it in a separate window, and may take several minutes to download. To view the webinar videos of individual panels, click here.

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• Summit Panels

  • Why a Disposable Bag Reduction Policy Now?

    Kristen James (Presentation [PDF, 3.07MB]), Water Quality Director, Heal the Bay

    Leslie Tamminen (Presentation [PDF, 3.07MB]), 7th Generation Advisors

  • Economic Benefits

    Broc Coward (Presentation [PDF, 1.56MB]), Chief of Staff, Councilmember Suja Lowenthal, Long Beach

    Andy Keller, Founder ChicoBags

    Bruce Palma, General Manager, Co-opportunity

    Coby Skye (Presentation [PDF, 250KB]), Single Use Bag Reduction Program Manager, LACDPW

  • Spotting Legal Challenges

    Sean Hecht, Executive Director, UCLA Environmental Law Center

    Jennie Romer, Founder and Director, PlasticBagLaws.org

    Mayor Richard Montgomery, City of Manhattan Beach

  • Coalition's the Key

    Jacy Bolden (Presentation [PDF, 2.6MB]), Day Without a Bag Coordinator, San Diego County

    Teresa Villegas (Presentation [PDF, 58KB]), of Los Angeles County Supervisor Molina's "A Green Bag for a Clean Earth" Campaign

    Matt King (Presentation [PDF, 3.13MB]), Director of Communications, Heal the Bay

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