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File #: 20417-25    Version: 1
Type: Briefing/Report (Dept, BCC) - No action requested Status: Agenda Ready (BCC)
File created: 7/13/2025 In control: Environmental Sustainability Board
On agenda: 7/17/2025 Final action:
Title: Plastic Bag Working Group Update
Presenters: Shannon Blair; Hermann Geppert-Kleinrath; Rebecca Paley- Williams
Attachments: 1. A - Plastic Bag Working Group Update, 2. B - History of Plastic Bag Initiatives in Los Alamos County

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Plastic Bag Working Group Update

 

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During the January 14, 2025, Los Alamos County Council meeting, they requested the ESB to “Evaluate single use plastic bags to include factors such as ability to recycle and other alternatives and cost to County to recycle and engagement to include local businesses and other interested parties.” The Environmental Sustainability Board adopted this initiative in their 2025 Work Plan and since then, the ESB formed a working group, consisting of Chair Shannon Blair and members Hermann Geppert-Kleinrath and Rebecca Paley-Williams. The working group has spent the past couple of months researching and interviewing other municipalities that have adopted a plastic bag ordinance. The working group will provide an update to the ESB.

 

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A - Plastic Bag Working Group Update

B -  History of Plastic Bag Initiatives in Los Alamos County