“We must maintain a fair line between outright banning and a phrased out”
Single-Use Plastics Ban Act of 2019
Rationale
Phasing restrictions and charges has reduced single use plastics but not enough, banning will force innovation where companies will find sustainable solutions to keep trading
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Single-Use Plastics |
Phased restrictions and charges
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Ban single-use plastics outright
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Single-Use PlasticsProposer
Party
The Gaia Syndicate
The Gaia Syndicate forges a world where earth breathes free and labor stands tall beside it.
Core pillars
Michael Miller
Activist · Age 55
A former investment banker who left finance after witnessing the human cost of speculative lending, Michael spent two decades meticulously mapping corporate lobbying networks before becoming the party’s most trusted data-driven strategist.
Timeline
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Draft1 December 2019
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Vote Open1 December 2019
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Vote Closed30 January 2020
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Became Law30 January 2020
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Parliament
PassedFor: 42 / 100 seats (42.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 29 · Not voted: 29
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centrist Zone | 29 | Abstain | We must maintain a fair line between outright banning and a phrased out |
| Democratic Group | 10 | Yes | Maintaining use of single-use plastics is asking for irreversible environmental damage; banning it is logical. |
| Independent Freeholder League | 1 | Yes | So long as the phased restrictions have already been happening, this seems the next logical step. |
| Left Alliance | 20 | Yes | We'll support this proposal |
| The Gaia Syndicate Proposer | 11 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“So long as the phased restrictions have already been happening, this seems the next logical step.”
“Maintaining use of single-use plastics is asking for irreversible environmental damage; banning it is logical.”
“We'll support this proposal”