Senator Josh Becker and Senator Ben Allen
California State Senator
Senator Josh Becker represents the residents of California’s 13th State Senate District, which comprises most of San Mateo County and the northern part of Santa Clara County. Becker chairs the Senate Subcommittee on the Clean Energy Future and serves as vice chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Climate Change Policies. He also is a member of the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee, the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee and the Senate Governmental Organization Committee, the Senate Transportation Committee and the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. He is a member of the Reboot Network and Temple Beth Am.
Senator Ben Allen represents residents of California’s 26th State Senate District, which consists of the Hollywood, Westside, coastal, and South Bay communities of Los Angeles County. Allen chairs the Senate’s Environmental Quality Committee and co-chairs the Legislature’s Environmental Caucus, is a member of the Legislative Jewish Caucus, chairs the Legislature’s Joint Committee on the Arts, and the Senate Select Committee on Aerospace and Defense. He is a member of Kehillat Israel in Los Angeles
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This Plastover, Let’s Make a Dent
Our latest Plastover blog entry comes from California State Senators Josh Becker and Ben Allen, who write about how the Plastic Pollution Producer Responsibility Act will help shift the burden of plastic waste generation onto producers rather than consumers . “Reducing our plastic use and developing R&D solutions is an impactful way we can tackle the climate crisis. We love the idea of Plastover, which beautifully adds another element to hametz through finding a meaningful way to sacrifice in our own lives to combat climate change and spark conversation in our families on reducing plastic use. But it will take more than individual action to stop the literal tide of plastic washing across our Earth.” Read on to see how they are taking action for sustainable change here.