Committee Targets Fast-Food Packages
Los Angeles City Council members are pushing ahead in their efforts to formulate an ordinance that would reduce the amount of non-recyclable packaging material generated by the city.
The City Council’s Environmental Quality and Waste Management Committee has agreed to have the chief legislative analyst prepare a report on the measures that can be taken to eliminate packaging containers--typically those used by fast-food restaurants--that do not decompose.
“This can begin to address the kinds of packaging materials that come into our daily lives and that we have trouble getting out of our daily lives,” said Councilwoman Ruth Galanter.
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