Recently, we've asked the Long Beach City Council about their position on Rise Above Plastics.
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| District | Name | Question:Do you support legislation such as a plastic bag ban or tax that will help reduce and eventually eliminate the use of single-use plastics? |
| Mayor | Bob Foster | No response. |
| 1 | Robert Garcia | I would support a plastic bag ban as long as we worked with business on a plan for implementation. |
| 2 | Suja Lowenthal | Yes. In fact, I have been the Council's strongest advocate for state and local measures to eliminate the use of plastic (and paper) single-use bags, encouraging residents to use canvas bags through my sponsorship of "A Day Without a Bag" and other free canvas bag events in the Second District. |
| 3 | Gary DeLong | No response. |
| 4 | Patrick O'Donnell | Yes. |
| 5 | Gerrie Schipske | Yes. |
| 6 | Dee Andrews | No response. |
| 7 | James Johnson |
I believe in exploring taxes or fees on plastic bags that would help discourage or eliminate their use. Currently, the use of these bags imposes a tremendous cost on our society in terms of polluting our streets and waterways, and we need to work to reduce this cost.
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| 8 | Rae Gablich | No response. |
| 9 | Steven Neal | No response. |