An estimated 200 environmentalists gathered at the Hermosa Beach pier Sunday afternoon to celebrate passage of Proposition 54. The bill was authored by South Bay State Senator Ben Allen, and championed in the Assembly by South Bay Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi.
SB 54, requires all plastic packaging in California to be recyclable or compostable by 2032. The bill also shifts recycling costs from local communities to plastic manufacturers..
Allen noted that California leads the nation in “Extended Product Responsibility (EPR) legislation, which holds manufacturers responsible for recycling their products. In recent years, California has adopted EPR legislation for paint, carpets, mattresses and pharmaceutical waste.
Hermosa’s pier has become a popular backdrop for environmental legislation announcements.
Muratsuchi recalled speaking at the Hermosa Pier in 2016, when he introduced legislation to prevent offshore oil drilling from Hermosa’s city yard; and again in 2018, when he introduced AB 1782, which would designate surfing as the official sport of California.
Council Members Justin Massey, Stacey Armato, and Mike Detoy, who have spearheaded Hermosa’s many green initiatives, were among the rally attendees.
“We like this kind of attention for the city,” Armato said. ER
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