Robinsin Oil Donates Paper Bag Profit to Guadalupe River Park Conservancy

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Robinson Oil Corporation, a CRA Service Valued Provider, has donated the $1,172 the company made in 2012 selling paper bags at its Rotten Robbie convenience stores and gas stations to Guadalupe River Park Conservancy. San Jose's single-use plastic bag ban requires stores to charge consumers 10 cents for a paper bag if they don't bring their own reusable bags.

"Donating the fees from the San Jose bag ordinance was a way to help Guadalupe River Park Conservancy and also a way to let our customers know it was not a fee Rotten Robbie was attempting to benefit from," said Tom Robinson, company CEO, in making the donation.

The conservancy has adopted the river from Coleman Avenue to Highway 880, and the donation will go toward ongoing volunteer efforts there. "We really appreciate Rotten Robbie funds," said Leslee Hamilton, executive director of the Conservancy. "We do monthly river cleanups and have seen a huge reduction in the number of plastic bags since the ban went into effect. The river looks better and is a healthier habitat for birds, fish and other wildlife."