This decision is supported by the American Chemistry Council, the feel it was "a costly bill that provides no real solutions to California's litter problem and would have further jeopardized California's already strained economy." The council spent millions of dollars on last minute lobbying against the bill stressing job loss and cost to consumers.
The council publicly criticizes Julia Brownley, a Democratic Assemblywoman representing Santa Monica, who proposed the bill. Brownley's response was "This is a sad day for California. Communities across the state were waiting for the state to adopt a uniform, statewide ban on single-use bags before they adopt their own ordinances. The state failed them."
Heal the Bay sponsored Bill 1998 and produced this "mockumentary" explaining what happens to a plastic bag. Heal the Bay will continue to push the movement by supporting individual California counties to produce the ban.
Overall, just because the ban was not a state wide decision does not mean there is no hope. Please contact your local jurisdiction to see what you can do to help push this ban. Also, continue to use your reusable grocery bags to make a positive impact.
External Links: http://www.recyclingtoday.com/california-senate-rejects-ab-1998.aspx, http://www.healthebay.org/news/2010/09_01_AB1998/default.asp, and http://articles.cnn.com/2010-09-01/us/california.plastic.bags_1_ban-plastic-single-use-bags-plastic-bags?_s=PM:US
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