Thanks to the diligence of Larry Bragman (Fairfax Town Council), Renee Goddard (Project chair for Sustainable Fairfax), and Andy Peri (Green Sangha), a plastic bag ban has been passed!!

  Other news on the plastic front, in the past year, our very own Good Earth reduced the amount of plastic used by 41% which is a total of 1.5 tons. Much of this has been replaced by the people of Fairfax re-training their brains to bring their own bags. Sustainable Fairfax is continuing to partner with the Marin Farmer's Market to reduce the amount of plastic bags there as well.

ACC Releases June 2008 Resin Production and Sales Stats

ARLINGTON, VA (August 22, 2008) – U.S. production of major plastic resins totaled 6.6 billion pounds during June 2008, a decrease of 5.4 percent compared to the same month in 2007, according to statistics released today by the American Chemistry Council (ACC). Year-to-date production was 39.8 billion pounds, a 4.6 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2007.

Sales and captive (internal) use of major plastic resins totaled 7.1 billion pounds during June 2008, a decrease of 0.6 percent from the same month one year earlier. Year-to-date sales and captive use was 40.9 billion pounds, a 2.6 percent decrease compared to the same period in 2007.