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The report also stated that rupture was the largest of dozens of leaks going back to the 1970s, and that SoCalGas never disclosed those leaks or investigated their causes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The parent company of SoCalGas, Sempra Energy, released a statement saying that there were no laws requiring such inspections until recently and that “new regulations put in place after the leak should prevent this type of incident from occurring again.” The statement also said the Blade Report “confirmed that Southern California Gas complied with gas storage regulations in existence at the time of the leak and the related compliance activities conducted prior to the leak did not find indications of a casing integrity.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s just not true and it’s not supported by the report,” Panish said. “The Blade report concluded that they failed to follow well integrity regulations, exposing Porter Ranch and its community to significant risk of well failures. And they never tried to find out the reasons why they had prior well failures.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag='porter-ranch' label='More on the Aliso Canyon Gas Leak']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Loraine Lundquist, a faculty associate at CalState Northridge, lives a few miles from the leak and said she saw many students suffering health effects from the long-term methane leak, and she pointed out that the facility is located on top of an active earthquake fault.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There was a seismic study released not long ago that showed that there could be an earthquake that could rupture multiple wells. And we still don’t have laws for how to handle facilities that cross an earthquake structure at depth. So the legal framework is still inadequate for structures like this,” said Lundquist, who is running for an open seat on the L.A. 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But after major pushback from powerful players such as the California Chamber of Commerce, which put the bill on its annual list of “\u003ca href=\"https://advocacy.calchamber.com/policy/bill-tracking/job-killers/2019-job-killer-list/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">job killers\u003c/a>,” \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assembly Bill 495\u003c/a> failed to survive its first committee hearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11748557\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11748557 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1070\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1-160x134.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1-800x669.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1-1020x853.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1-1200x1003.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vivian Song, 19, says she wears organic makeup to alleviate breakouts. \u003ccite>(Elizabeth Castillo/CALmatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The goal of this bill is to bring California up to par with the majority of European and other nations that have already banned these cosmetics with highly toxic chemicals,” said Democratic Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi of Torrance, the bill’s author. “We certainly don’t want to kill jobs, but we want to make sure that these products are not being sold when there’s strong scientific evidence indicating there are harmful impacts on women, men and children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Chamber said it would have imposed “onerous and unnecessary economic burdens on California manufacturers and retailers by immediately banning thousands of personal care products from being sold in California….The mere presence of a chemical in a product cannot be a proxy for ‘exposure.’ Actual exposure at a level sufficient to cause harm, as determined via rigorous analysis, should be the standard for more regulation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates said the bill would allow California to step in where the federal government had failed to protect consumers. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In March, the federal Food and Drug Administration identified asbestos in makeup sold at Claire’s, a retailer located in malls nationwide. The agency asked Claire’s to recall the makeup, but it did not. Only after the FDA released a public statement did the retailer pull the product from its shelves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At Claire’s, customer safety is paramount, and we pride ourselves on providing our customers with the highest quality and safest products,” the retailer said in a \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/claires/status/1103303881776422912/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1103303881776422912&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalmatters.org%2Farticles%2Fblog%2Ftoxics-in-cosmetics-california-legislature-rejects-makeup-ban%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement\u003c/a>. “Out of an abundance of caution, we have removed the three products identified by the FDA from our stores, and are also removing any remaining talc based cosmetic products.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/claires/status/1103303881776422912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1103303881776422912&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalmatters.org%2Farticles%2Fblog%2Ftoxics-in-cosmetics-california-legislature-rejects-makeup-ban%2F\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even so, the FDA \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/statement-fda-commissioner-scott-gottlieb-md-and-susan-mayne-phd-director-center-food-safety-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted\u003c/a>: “To be clear, there are currently no legal requirements for any cosmetic manufacturer marketing products to American consumers to test their products for safety.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s ultimately still the honor system,” said Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group, a sponsor of the Muratsuchi’s bill in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There is no amount of contact with asbestos — a combination of six naturally occurring minerals — that is considered safe, according to multiple government agencies, including the federal \u003ca href=\"https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp61.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Centers for Disease Control\u003c/a>. 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(The Council also opposes a bill that plans to ban tiny hotel toiletries.) “The ban would adversely affect tens of thousands of products and potentially compromise the ability to provide consumers with the safe high-quality products they expect.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than a decade ago, the state launched the California Safe Cosmetics Program, which features an updated, searchable \u003ca href=\"https://safecosmetics.cdph.ca.gov/search/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">database\u003c/a> of products containing potentially harmful chemicals and minerals. Last year then-Gov. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Vivian Song of Sacramento tries to keep up with the latest makeup trends. While she pays attention to the ingredients in her beauty routine, she says others are clueless.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Not a lot of girls know what they’re putting on their face,” she said. “Whatever’s trending, they’re going to put it on.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s Legislature considered banning the sale of of cosmetics containing any of at least 15 toxic chemicals and minerals — including formaldehyde, asbestos and mercury. But after major pushback from powerful players such as the California Chamber of Commerce, which put the bill on its annual list of “\u003ca href=\"https://advocacy.calchamber.com/policy/bill-tracking/job-killers/2019-job-killer-list/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">job killers\u003c/a>,” \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB495\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assembly Bill 495\u003c/a> failed to survive its first committee hearing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11748557\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1280px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11748557 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1070\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1.jpg 1280w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1-160x134.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1-800x669.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1-1020x853.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/toxic-cosmetics-photo-1-1200x1003.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vivian Song, 19, says she wears organic makeup to alleviate breakouts. \u003ccite>(Elizabeth Castillo/CALmatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“The goal of this bill is to bring California up to par with the majority of European and other nations that have already banned these cosmetics with highly toxic chemicals,” said Democratic Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi of Torrance, the bill’s author. “We certainly don’t want to kill jobs, but we want to make sure that these products are not being sold when there’s strong scientific evidence indicating there are harmful impacts on women, men and children.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Chamber said it would have imposed “onerous and unnecessary economic burdens on California manufacturers and retailers by immediately banning thousands of personal care products from being sold in California….The mere presence of a chemical in a product cannot be a proxy for ‘exposure.’ Actual exposure at a level sufficient to cause harm, as determined via rigorous analysis, should be the standard for more regulation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates said the bill would allow California to step in where the federal government had failed to protect consumers. \u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Offshore oil and gas drilling has been a contentious issue in California for 50 years, ever since a rig ruptured and spilled \u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/trumps-push-for-new-offshore-drilling-is-likely-to-run-aground-in-california-89952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">80,000 to 100,000 barrels of crude oil\u003c/a> off the Santa Barbara coast in 1969.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"related\" tag=\"offshore-drilling\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today it’s spurring a new debate: whether to completely dismantle 27 oil and gas platforms scattered along the Southern California coast as they near the end of their working lives, or convert the underwater sections into permanent artificial reefs for marine life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We know that here and elsewhere, many thousands of fish and millions of invertebrates use offshore rigs as marine habitat. Working with state fisheries agencies, energy companies have converted decommissioned oil and gas platforms into man-made reefs in the Gulf of Mexico, Brunei and Malaysia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Californians \u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/coastal-protection-on-the-edge-the-challenge-of-preserving-californias-legacy-76927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prize their spectacular coastline\u003c/a>, and there are \u003ca href=\"https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060034680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disagreements over the rigs-to-reefs concept\u003c/a>. Some groups assert that abandoned oil rigs could \u003ca href=\"https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/rigs-to-grief-a-bad-oil-bill-stopped\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release toxic chemicals into the water\u003c/a> and create underwater hazards. In contrast, supporters say the submerged sections have become \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/support-the-rigs-to-reefs-program-in-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">productive reefs that should be left in place\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a recent study, we reviewed the history of rigs-to-reefs conversions, including decades of published scientific research monitoring the \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.10.024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">effects of these projects\u003c/a>. Based on this record, we conclude that \"reefing\" the habitat under decommissioned oil and gas platforms is a viable option for California. It also could serve as a model for decommissioning some of the 7,500 other offshore platforms operating around the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure>[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irE5RQepQ_8?wmode=transparent&start=0]\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"caption\">Reefing oil rigs clearly benefits oil companies, but scientists say it’s also good for marine life.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Unplanned underwater communities\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Offshore petroleum platforms are designed to withstand hurricanes and earthquakes, but not to be permanent. When they reach the end of their useful lives, typically after about 25 to 50 years of operation, federal and state laws require energy companies to decommission them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This usually means completely removing the platform and submerged supporting structures and returning the seafloor to an unobstructed condition. Only in certain cases does any part of the platform remain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These rigs weren’t designed with the intent of creating reefs, but their underwater steel-pipe support systems — called “jackets” in the oil business — attract vast numbers of invertebrates that settle on them. In turn, these creatures attract diverse fish species. Together these colonies create reef systems that can resist rusting for several hundred years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Off California, a myriad of invertebrates coat each platform jacket. Millions of mussels, sea stars and brightly colored anemones fight for space, creating a quilt of patterns and textures. Both large and small fish are also abundant. In some years, clouds of hundreds of thousands of juvenile rockfishes school in the depths below operating oil platforms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Creating new habitat\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Humans have sought to enhance fisheries with artificial reefs for centuries, using materials ranging from wood, rock, concrete and \u003ca href=\"https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/artificial-reef.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decommissioned ships\u003c/a>. The idea of reefing platform jackets developed after oil and gas companies started building platforms in the Gulf of Mexico in the late 1940s. Those steel-pipe structures provided rock-hard habitat for reef fish on an otherwise smooth seafloor, and became highly popular fishing destinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Installing thousands of platforms catalyzed a basin-wide increase in available reef fish species, such as the highly prized red snapper. Reef fish moved into areas where they had previously been scarce, due to a \u003ca href=\"https://cil.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/11.-Prof.-Richard-MCLAUGHLIN-_Idle-Iron_-versus-_Rigs-to-Reefs_-Surviving-Conflicting-Policy-Mandates-in-the-Gulf-of-Mexico.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lack of hard habitat\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11747982\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 754px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/file-20190514-60537-r0oun4.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11747982\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/file-20190514-60537-r0oun4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/file-20190514-60537-r0oun4.jpg 754w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/file-20190514-60537-r0oun4-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/file-20190514-60537-r0oun4-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/file-20190514-60537-r0oun4-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A marine biologist surveys fishes living at Platform A in the Santa Barbara Channel. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/\">Desmond Ho/CC BY-ND\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the mid-1980s, Louisiana legislated the \u003ca href=\"http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/fishing/artificial-reef-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first U.S. reefing option\u003c/a> for its offshore waters. This program was designed to take advantage of fishing opportunities provided by obsolete platforms and encourage energy companies to convert decommissioned platforms into reefs. Since then, over 500 submerged jackets in the gulf, from Texas to Alabama, have been adapted into artificial reef programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Platforms generally consist of two distinct parts: the topside, or operational facilities seen above water, and the substructure, or parts below the water. To make a reef, energy companies completely remove the topside and transfer it to shore for recycling or partial reuse. In the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere, they may tow the underwater jacket to a new location, topple it onto the seabed or cut off the top portion and \u003ca href=\"https://www.bsee.gov/what-we-do/environmental-focuses/rigs-to-reefs#3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">place it on the seabed next to the lower portion\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California law only allows partial removal, or cutting off of the top portion. That way the underwater jacket remains intact and in place, which is the least destructive method for the reef.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Helping or hurting sea life?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the Gulf of Mexico, reefed oil platforms have significantly increased the amount of available reef fish. Many have become popular \u003ca href=\"https://www.saltstrong.com/articles/texas-fishing-reef-gps-coordinates/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fishing\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/gulf-mexicos-hottest-diving-spots-are-decommissioned-oil-rigs-180971728/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diving\u003c/a> sites. In California, most operating platforms are not fished, so they have functioned for decades as de facto marine protected areas, providing ecological benefits for severely overfished species.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, scientists have found greater numbers of adult fish of some species, such as cowcod and bocaccio rockfishes, under platforms than on natural reefs. More adults capable of spawning make it likely that more larvae will be released into the ecosystem from species under platforms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although some platforms have been installed and removed off of Southern California, none have been reefed. Discussion of reefing, supported by many years of scientific studies in California waters, led to enactment of the \u003ca href=\"https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2016/code-fgc/division-6/part-1/chapter-5.5/article-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2010 Marine Resources Legacy Act\u003c/a>, which authorized the rigs-to-reefs concept. Now Platform Holly in state waters and Platforms Grace, Gail, Hermosa, Hildago and Harvest, in federal waters, are undergoing initial steps for decommissioning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This process is expensive, technically complex and lengthy. Because it requires intricate planning, oil companies are likely to consider decommissioning more platforms while they are already organizing equipment, engineering and infrastructure acquisition for the current set. Although industry will save money if a platform is reefed, the savings must be shared with the state. Reefing thus could generate funds for other marine conservation efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Either total or partial decommissioning will have many environmental and socioeconomic impacts, both positive and negative. Californians have not had an opportunity to consider what should happen to decommissioned oil platforms since the mid-1990s. Now citizens have an opportunity to reconsider the issue and decide the fate of an unintended but biologically important resource.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/profiles/ann-scarborough-bull-690117\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ann Scarborough Bull\u003c/a>, Visiting Researcher, Marine Science institute, \u003ca href=\"http://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-california-santa-barbara-1350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of California, Santa Barbara\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/profiles/milton-love-690119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milton Love\u003c/a>, Research Biologist, Marine Science Institute, \u003ca href=\"http://theconversation.com/institutions/university-of-california-santa-barbara-1350\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of California, Santa Barbara\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This article is republished from \u003ca href=\"http://theconversation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Conversation\u003c/a> under a Creative Commons license. Read the \u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/retired-oil-rigs-off-the-california-coast-could-find-new-lives-as-artificial-reefs-111892\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">original article\u003c/a>.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Today it’s spurring a new debate: whether to completely dismantle 27 oil and gas platforms scattered along the Southern California coast as they near the end of their working lives, or convert the underwater sections into permanent artificial reefs for marine life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>We know that here and elsewhere, many thousands of fish and millions of invertebrates use offshore rigs as marine habitat. Working with state fisheries agencies, energy companies have converted decommissioned oil and gas platforms into man-made reefs in the Gulf of Mexico, Brunei and Malaysia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Californians \u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/coastal-protection-on-the-edge-the-challenge-of-preserving-californias-legacy-76927\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">prize their spectacular coastline\u003c/a>, and there are \u003ca href=\"https://www.eenews.net/stories/1060034680\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disagreements over the rigs-to-reefs concept\u003c/a>. Some groups assert that abandoned oil rigs could \u003ca href=\"https://www.surfrider.org/coastal-blog/entry/rigs-to-grief-a-bad-oil-bill-stopped\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release toxic chemicals into the water\u003c/a> and create underwater hazards. In contrast, supporters say the submerged sections have become \u003ca href=\"https://www.change.org/p/support-the-rigs-to-reefs-program-in-california\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">productive reefs that should be left in place\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a recent study, we reviewed the history of rigs-to-reefs conversions, including decades of published scientific research monitoring the \u003ca href=\"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.10.024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">effects of these projects\u003c/a>. Based on this record, we conclude that \"reefing\" the habitat under decommissioned oil and gas platforms is a viable option for California. It also could serve as a model for decommissioning some of the 7,500 other offshore platforms operating around the world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutube'>\n \u003cspan class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__embedYoutubeInside'>\n \u003ciframe\n loading='lazy'\n class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__youtubeShortcode__youtubePlayer'\n type='text/html'\n src='//www.youtube.com/embed/irE5RQepQ_8?wmode=transparent'\n title='//www.youtube.com/embed/irE5RQepQ_8?wmode=transparent'\n allowfullscreen='true'\n style='border:0;'>\u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/span>\n \u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"caption\">Reefing oil rigs clearly benefits oil companies, but scientists say it’s also good for marine life.\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Unplanned underwater communities\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Offshore petroleum platforms are designed to withstand hurricanes and earthquakes, but not to be permanent. When they reach the end of their useful lives, typically after about 25 to 50 years of operation, federal and state laws require energy companies to decommission them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This usually means completely removing the platform and submerged supporting structures and returning the seafloor to an unobstructed condition. Only in certain cases does any part of the platform remain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These rigs weren’t designed with the intent of creating reefs, but their underwater steel-pipe support systems — called “jackets” in the oil business — attract vast numbers of invertebrates that settle on them. In turn, these creatures attract diverse fish species. Together these colonies create reef systems that can resist rusting for several hundred years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Off California, a myriad of invertebrates coat each platform jacket. Millions of mussels, sea stars and brightly colored anemones fight for space, creating a quilt of patterns and textures. Both large and small fish are also abundant. In some years, clouds of hundreds of thousands of juvenile rockfishes school in the depths below operating oil platforms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Creating new habitat\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Humans have sought to enhance fisheries with artificial reefs for centuries, using materials ranging from wood, rock, concrete and \u003ca href=\"https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/artificial-reef.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decommissioned ships\u003c/a>. The idea of reefing platform jackets developed after oil and gas companies started building platforms in the Gulf of Mexico in the late 1940s. Those steel-pipe structures provided rock-hard habitat for reef fish on an otherwise smooth seafloor, and became highly popular fishing destinations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Installing thousands of platforms catalyzed a basin-wide increase in available reef fish species, such as the highly prized red snapper. Reef fish moved into areas where they had previously been scarce, due to a \u003ca href=\"https://cil.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/11.-Prof.-Richard-MCLAUGHLIN-_Idle-Iron_-versus-_Rigs-to-Reefs_-Surviving-Conflicting-Policy-Mandates-in-the-Gulf-of-Mexico.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lack of hard habitat\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11747982\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 754px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/file-20190514-60537-r0oun4.jpg\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11747982\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/file-20190514-60537-r0oun4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"754\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/file-20190514-60537-r0oun4.jpg 754w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/file-20190514-60537-r0oun4-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/file-20190514-60537-r0oun4-632x474.jpg 632w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/file-20190514-60537-r0oun4-536x402.jpg 536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 754px) 100vw, 754px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A marine biologist surveys fishes living at Platform A in the Santa Barbara Channel. \u003ccite>(\u003ca href=\"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/\">Desmond Ho/CC BY-ND\u003c/a>)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In the mid-1980s, Louisiana legislated the \u003ca href=\"http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/fishing/artificial-reef-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">first U.S. reefing option\u003c/a> for its offshore waters. This program was designed to take advantage of fishing opportunities provided by obsolete platforms and encourage energy companies to convert decommissioned platforms into reefs. Since then, over 500 submerged jackets in the gulf, from Texas to Alabama, have been adapted into artificial reef programs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Platforms generally consist of two distinct parts: the topside, or operational facilities seen above water, and the substructure, or parts below the water. To make a reef, energy companies completely remove the topside and transfer it to shore for recycling or partial reuse. In the Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere, they may tow the underwater jacket to a new location, topple it onto the seabed or cut off the top portion and \u003ca href=\"https://www.bsee.gov/what-we-do/environmental-focuses/rigs-to-reefs#3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">place it on the seabed next to the lower portion\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California law only allows partial removal, or cutting off of the top portion. That way the underwater jacket remains intact and in place, which is the least destructive method for the reef.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Helping or hurting sea life?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Across the Gulf of Mexico, reefed oil platforms have significantly increased the amount of available reef fish. Many have become popular \u003ca href=\"https://www.saltstrong.com/articles/texas-fishing-reef-gps-coordinates/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fishing\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/gulf-mexicos-hottest-diving-spots-are-decommissioned-oil-rigs-180971728/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diving\u003c/a> sites. In California, most operating platforms are not fished, so they have functioned for decades as de facto marine protected areas, providing ecological benefits for severely overfished species.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, scientists have found greater numbers of adult fish of some species, such as cowcod and bocaccio rockfishes, under platforms than on natural reefs. More adults capable of spawning make it likely that more larvae will be released into the ecosystem from species under platforms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although some platforms have been installed and removed off of Southern California, none have been reefed. Discussion of reefing, supported by many years of scientific studies in California waters, led to enactment of the \u003ca href=\"https://law.justia.com/codes/california/2016/code-fgc/division-6/part-1/chapter-5.5/article-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2010 Marine Resources Legacy Act\u003c/a>, which authorized the rigs-to-reefs concept. Now Platform Holly in state waters and Platforms Grace, Gail, Hermosa, Hildago and Harvest, in federal waters, are undergoing initial steps for decommissioning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This process is expensive, technically complex and lengthy. Because it requires intricate planning, oil companies are likely to consider decommissioning more platforms while they are already organizing equipment, engineering and infrastructure acquisition for the current set. Although industry will save money if a platform is reefed, the savings must be shared with the state. Reefing thus could generate funds for other marine conservation efforts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Either total or partial decommissioning will have many environmental and socioeconomic impacts, both positive and negative. Californians have not had an opportunity to consider what should happen to decommissioned oil platforms since the mid-1990s. 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"content": "\u003cp>A pair of ambitious bills currently making their way through the state legislature aim to stem the flood of plastic in stores, landfills and increasingly in the environment by placing aggressive new regulations on how plastics are manufactured and recycled in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB54\">Senate Bill 54\u003c/a> and its companion \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1080\">Assembly Bill 1080\u003c/a> would require that manufacturers and retailers slash the amount of waste generated by single-use packaging and products by 75% over the next decade — and to do it by making their products recyclable or compostable, or to simply not make them in the first place.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=”right” citation=\"Martin Bourque, Ecology Center\"]\"For years, it was — collect all plastics in a really big blue bin and hope that somewhere in the land of rainbows and unicorns it’s all being sorted.\"[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The bills target items that are typically used only once before being thrown away, like plastic forks, takeout food containers, or the packaging for everyday items like toothbrushes or toys. A lot of it can’t be recycled because of the type of plastic it’s made from or because it contains mixed materials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, who co-authored AB 1080, tweeted Thursday, “Plastic #pollution is a global crisis and #CAMustLead the nation in fighting against it,” after her bill passed the Assembly Appropriations Committee. SB 54 passed the Appropriations Committee on the Senate side, also on Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/LorenaAD80/status/1129103098746552320\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An estimated 2.37 million tons of plastic material ended up in California landfills in 2017, according to the state agency CalRecycle. And the list of plastics in the dump is long and varied — cups and lids, trays for cookies or raw meat, bags for potato chips or bread, pouches for baby food or refillable soap, just to name a few.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Our mission is to send almost nothing to landfill,” said Eric Potashner, Vice President of San Francisco’s waste management company, Recology, which is backing the legislation and gave input on its drafting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After achieving a 75% reduction in single-use plastic waste by 2030, the legislation would ramp up the goal even further: after 2030, all these types of products would need to be recyclable or compostable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The goals set forth in the bills are aggressive, and they would place more responsibility on the plastics industry to help account for the total lifecycle of their products. A separate bill written by state Assemblyman Phil Ting would \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11739302/a-future-with-100-recycled-beverage-bottles-a-new-state-bill-would-require-it\">require that beverage bottle manufacturers buy back recycled plastic\u003c/a> and use them in new bottles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside heroLink=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/plastic\" label=\"More Coverage on Plastic Waste\" postID=\"news_11745327,science_1941477,news_11739302\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But being recyclable and actually getting recycled aren’t the same thing, so the bills have a provision for that, too: Manufacturers would need to show that their goods are getting recycled at a rate that starts at 20% in 2022 and gradually increases to 75% in 2030.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those are also ambitious goals. Californians have embraced the recycling of beverage containers, thanks to the state’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/bevcontainer\">CRV program\u003c/a>, which offers cash incentives to return bottles and cans. An encouraging 88% of aluminum cans and around 70% of #1 and #2 plastic bottles (overall what most water and soda comes packaged in) are being recycled, according to the \u003ca href=\"https://www.calrecycle.ca.gov/docs/cr/bevcontainer/rates/biannualrpt/janjunerpt.pdf\">state’s most recent report\u003c/a>. But the rates plummet for all other types of plastic: only 8% of #5 plastic, commonly used in yogurt containers, for example, makes its way back to recyclers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Then there’s the question of whether there’s even a market for many types of recycled plastics. For anything besides #1 and #2 plastics, the answer is “not really,” according to Martin Bourque, executive director of Berkeley’s Ecology Center, which started the nation’s first curbside recycling program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For years, it was — collect all plastics in a really big blue bin and hope that somewhere in the land of rainbows and unicorns it’s all being sorted,” Bourque said. “The reality is much grittier.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Representatives of the plastics industry agree there are challenges in getting more plastics recycled.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the reasons why the recycling rate [of plastic] is lower is because there's not an end market to actually send a lot of the materials to,” said Shannon Crawford, Director of State Government Affairs for the Plastics Industry Association, which has registered its opposition to both bills. “There needs to be an increased investment in infrastructure in the state and increased investment in market development.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the bill could encourage the development of a more robust market for recycled plastic, the details of implementing the bill would fall to CalRecycle, officially known as the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That lack of clarity is one reason why the American Chemistry Council is opposed to the bill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are not objecting to what they're trying to do in terms of getting more material out of landfill and into recycling and composting streams,” said Tim Shestek, senior director of state affairs for the Council. “We're opposed to the bill just because of so many open-ended, unanswered questions that are out there right now.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Shestek pointed at a number of plastic products that would be hard to replace, including medical equipment, diapers, feminine hygiene products, and even ball point pens. He said that food safety was also a concern, if the right type of plastic can’t be used to package certain foods.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The American Chemistry Council hopes to work with legislators to refine the bill. “We're hoping to sit down between now and the end of the year to try to work something out that makes sense for recycling, for composting, for the environment, for manufacturers,” Shestek said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11747814\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11747814\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/HDPE_crop-800x626.jpg\" alt=\"Bales of #2 plastic, also known as High-density polyethylene or HDPE are generally seen used in laundry detergent bottles and milk jugs\" width=\"800\" height=\"626\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/HDPE_crop-800x626.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/HDPE_crop-160x125.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/HDPE_crop-1020x798.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/HDPE_crop-1200x939.jpg 1200w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/HDPE_crop-1920x1502.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/HDPE_crop.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bales of #2 plastic, also known as high-density polyethylene or HDPE are generally seen used in laundry detergent bottles and milk jugs \u003ccite>(Recology)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Still, the time may be right in the court of public opinion. Support for reducing plastic waste is building, fueled by stark images of \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1939310/nothing-but-nonstop-plastic-found-in-stomach-of-dead-whale\">whales with bellies filled with plastic\u003c/a> and mountains of plastic trash polluting poor communities in Asia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some enterprising companies are trying to cash in on the trend towards more sustainable packaging — a new startup called \u003ca href=\"https://www.wastedive.com/news/terracycle-promises-future-of-consumption-with-loop-reuse-system/546596/\">Loop\u003c/a> plans to offer name brand products in specially designed refillable packaging. Häagen-Dazs, Pantene and Clorox are among the companies that have signed up to partner with Loop, which is offering to let you \u003ca href=\"https://loopstore.com/\">reserve a spot\u003c/a> “in line” before the company has even launched.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Europe, you can try \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2019/04/29/london-marathons-method-reducing-plastic-bottles-edible-seaweed-pouches/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.59db3c504e54\">water pouches made out of seaweed\u003c/a> and soon \u003ca href=\"https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/body-shop-plastic-pollution-recycling-waste-india-a8907811.html?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202019-05-10%20Waste%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:20835%5D&utm_term=Waste%20Dive\">bring empty bottles back to the Body Shop\u003c/a> in exchange for store coupons. And in San Francisco, entertainment venues like The Midway and The Fillmore are offering concertgoers\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11745327/bay-area-entertainment-venues-join-the-battle-against-plastic-waste\"> alternatives to plastic-bottled water\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The language of SB 54 and AB 1080 are essentially the same and were written in tandem to ease their parallel passage through both houses of the state Legislature. The bills now head to the Senate and Assembly floors for consideration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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And in January, it switched from selling water in single-use plastic bottles at $4 each to resealable aluminum bottles at $6.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The move comes as the California Legislature is considering two bills aimed at drastically reducing plastic waste: \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Bill 54\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Assembly Bill 1080\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11745394\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11745394\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Kelsey-Issel-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Kelsey Issel, art director at The Midway and its parent company, Non Plus Ultra\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Kelsey-Issel-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Kelsey-Issel-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Kelsey-Issel-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Kelsey-Issel-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Kelsey-Issel-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Kelsey-Issel-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Kelsey-Issel-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Kelsey-Issel-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Kelsey-Issel-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Kelsey-Issel-536x402.jpg 536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Kelsey-Issel.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelsey Issel, art director at The Midway and its parent company, Non Plus Ultra \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“We started to look at the numbers, and they were staggering,” said Kelsey Issel, art program director of The Midway and its parent company, \u003ca href=\"https://nonplusultrainc.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Non Plus Ultra\u003c/a>. “Around 25,000 water bottles just on New Year’s Eve alone.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since ditching plastic, The Midway has cut its water bottle consumption by two-thirds, Issel said. She said plans are afoot to extend the plastic water sales ban to other Non Plus Ultra venues in San Francisco, such as \u003ca href=\"https://thesanfranciscomint.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the San Francisco Mint\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re really noticing the dramatic reduction in waste,” Issel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11745390\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11745390\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A wall of plastic products waiting to be shipped off at the Recology recycling plant on Pier 96 in San Francisco.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-536x402.jpg 536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A wall of plastic products waiting to be shipped off at the Recology recycling plant on Pier 96 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>People use 500 billion plastic bottles a year, according to a 2017 packaging trends report by market research firm \u003ca href=\"https://go.euromonitor.com/00-EV-APAC2017-AUSPACK_Landing-Page.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Euromonitor International\u003c/a>. Along with plastic straws, clamshells and bags, they’re a huge environmental hazard. \u003ca href=\"https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/01/europe/sperm-whale-plastic-stomach-italy-scli-intl/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stories of sea life washing up on beaches\u003c/a> around the world with plastics in their stomachs are becoming more commonplace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the recycling market for this material isn’t what it once was, now that China, which used to recycle about half of the world’s plastic, has slashed imports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When China said no more, it left countries and cities scrambling to figure out what they’re going to do with all their plastics,” said Robert Reed, spokesman for \u003ca href=\"https://www.recology.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recology\u003c/a>, San Francisco’s recycling company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with many forms of plastic, Recology also processes aluminum cans, which are easier to recycle than other beverage containers, Reed said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11745389\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11745389\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Recology spokesman Robert Reed poses at the Recology plant on Pier 96 in San Francisco. \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-536x402.jpg 536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recology spokesman Robert Reed poses at the Recology plant on Pier 96 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“There’s a worldwide market for aluminum cans,” Reed said. “Very limited markets for the plastic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://thefillmore.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Fillmore\u003c/a>, another music venue in San Francisco, switched from plastic bottles to aluminum cans in early May. General manager Amie Bailey-Knobler is happy about the company’s change, part of a larger environmental effort by its parent company, \u003ca href=\"https://www.livenation.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Nation.\u003c/a>\u003cb>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Fillmore is part of the \u003ca href=\"https://greenbusinessca.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Green Business Network, too\u003c/a>. Like The Midway, it allows patrons to bring in their own water bottles. The venue also provides filling stations and compostable cups for those who don’t have their own bottles or want to buy a can of water at the bar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Bailey-Knobler said hard metal surfaces can be a safety hazard at some events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Bands don’t want canteens (metal water containers) or stuff like that in a crowd if there’s a mosh pit kind of situation or something,” Bailey-Knobler said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another issue is cost: Cans are more than four times the price of plastic bottles, Bailey-Knobler said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Fillmore, which is owned by a large entertainment corporation, said it can absorb the cost, but it’s harder for a small local player like The Midway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11745396\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11745396\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Compostable cups at The Fillmore in San Francisco.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-536x402.jpg 536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Compostable cups at The Fillmore in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of The Fillmore)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s a significant loss,” Issel said of her company’s switch to aluminum containers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Non Plus Ultra is willing to take the hit because of its commitment to reducing waste, said Issel. She hopes profit margins will improve as more eco-friendly manufacturers enter the market to meet consumer demand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“\u003cb>\u003c/b>So we imagine that not only will the price go down, but it will also be easier for us to get,” Issel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott DeFife, vice president of government affairs for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.plasticsindustry.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plastics Industry Association,\u003c/a> said his organization applauds these efforts to reduce unnecessary waste. The association also supported San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://sfenvironment.org/reduceplastic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plastic straw restrictions\u003c/a> that go into effect July 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t want to see this in the environment anymore than anyone else,” said DeFife.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, he said, more efficient systems are needed to process the debris that concertgoers leave behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re going to have that many people using disposable packaging, you’re going to need additional waste management infrastructure to capture all of the material,” DeFife said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the cavernous Recology recycling plant on San Francisco’s waterfront, Robert Reed watched as a hailstorm of plastic bottles pelted down from the rafters into a giant metal cage below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s just dozens of them falling down every few seconds,” Reed said. “It gives you a sense of how fast they get consumed in San Francisco.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reed said recycling and composting continue to be important in the fight against the ever-growing piles of trash. But what’s even more important right now is reducing the overall waste footprint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Do simple things so we don’t make so much garbage,” he said. “Like buying produce loose at the farmers market instead of wrapped in Saran wrap at the store. And bringing your own bottle the next time you go hear live music.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re really noticing the dramatic reduction in waste,” Issel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11745390\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11745390\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"A wall of plastic products waiting to be shipped off at the Recology recycling plant on Pier 96 in San Francisco.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2-536x402.jpg 536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A wall of plastic products waiting to be shipped off at the Recology recycling plant on Pier 96 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>People use 500 billion plastic bottles a year, according to a 2017 packaging trends report by market research firm \u003ca href=\"https://go.euromonitor.com/00-EV-APAC2017-AUSPACK_Landing-Page.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Euromonitor International\u003c/a>. Along with plastic straws, clamshells and bags, they’re a huge environmental hazard. \u003ca href=\"https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/01/europe/sperm-whale-plastic-stomach-italy-scli-intl/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stories of sea life washing up on beaches\u003c/a> around the world with plastics in their stomachs are becoming more commonplace.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the recycling market for this material isn’t what it once was, now that China, which used to recycle about half of the world’s plastic, has slashed imports.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When China said no more, it left countries and cities scrambling to figure out what they’re going to do with all their plastics,” said Robert Reed, spokesman for \u003ca href=\"https://www.recology.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recology\u003c/a>, San Francisco’s recycling company.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along with many forms of plastic, Recology also processes aluminum cans, which are easier to recycle than other beverage containers, Reed said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11745389\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11745389\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Recology spokesman Robert Reed poses at the Recology plant on Pier 96 in San Francisco. \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed-536x402.jpg 536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Recology-3-Robert-Reed.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recology spokesman Robert Reed poses at the Recology plant on Pier 96 in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Chloe Veltman/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“There’s a worldwide market for aluminum cans,” Reed said. “Very limited markets for the plastic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://thefillmore.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Fillmore\u003c/a>, another music venue in San Francisco, switched from plastic bottles to aluminum cans in early May. General manager Amie Bailey-Knobler is happy about the company’s change, part of a larger environmental effort by its parent company, \u003ca href=\"https://www.livenation.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live Nation.\u003c/a>\u003cb>\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Fillmore is part of the \u003ca href=\"https://greenbusinessca.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">California Green Business Network, too\u003c/a>. Like The Midway, it allows patrons to bring in their own water bottles. The venue also provides filling stations and compostable cups for those who don’t have their own bottles or want to buy a can of water at the bar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Bailey-Knobler said hard metal surfaces can be a safety hazard at some events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Bands don’t want canteens (metal water containers) or stuff like that in a crowd if there’s a mosh pit kind of situation or something,” Bailey-Knobler said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another issue is cost: Cans are more than four times the price of plastic bottles, Bailey-Knobler said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Fillmore, which is owned by a large entertainment corporation, said it can absorb the cost, but it’s harder for a small local player like The Midway.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11745396\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11745396\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Compostable cups at The Fillmore in San Francisco.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-1832x1374.jpg 1832w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-1376x1032.jpg 1376w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-1044x783.jpg 1044w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-632x474.jpg 632w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups-536x402.jpg 536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/05/Fillmore-compostable-cups.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Compostable cups at The Fillmore in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of The Fillmore)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“It’s a significant loss,” Issel said of her company’s switch to aluminum containers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Non Plus Ultra is willing to take the hit because of its commitment to reducing waste, said Issel. She hopes profit margins will improve as more eco-friendly manufacturers enter the market to meet consumer demand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“\u003cb>\u003c/b>So we imagine that not only will the price go down, but it will also be easier for us to get,” Issel said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scott DeFife, vice president of government affairs for the \u003ca href=\"https://www.plasticsindustry.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plastics Industry Association,\u003c/a> said his organization applauds these efforts to reduce unnecessary waste. The association also supported San Francisco’s \u003ca href=\"https://sfenvironment.org/reduceplastic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">plastic straw restrictions\u003c/a> that go into effect July 1.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We don’t want to see this in the environment anymore than anyone else,” said DeFife.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, he said, more efficient systems are needed to process the debris that concertgoers leave behind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you’re going to have that many people using disposable packaging, you’re going to need additional waste management infrastructure to capture all of the material,” DeFife said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the cavernous Recology recycling plant on San Francisco’s waterfront, Robert Reed watched as a hailstorm of plastic bottles pelted down from the rafters into a giant metal cage below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There’s just dozens of them falling down every few seconds,” Reed said. “It gives you a sense of how fast they get consumed in San Francisco.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reed said recycling and composting continue to be important in the fight against the ever-growing piles of trash. But what’s even more important right now is reducing the overall waste footprint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Do simple things so we don’t make so much garbage,” he said. “Like buying produce loose at the farmers market instead of wrapped in Saran wrap at the store. And bringing your own bottle the next time you go hear live music.”\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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