California would ban all plastic shopping bags in 2026 under a new bill in the state Legislature.
California would ban all plastic shopping bags in 2026 under a new bill announced Thursday in the state Legislature.California already bans thin plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and other shops, but shoppers at checkout can purchase bags made with a thicker plastic that purportedly makes them reusable and recyclable.Democratic state Sen. Catherine Blakespear said people are not reusing or recycling those bags.
It actually resulted in a substantial increase in plastic,' Blakespear, a Democrat from Encinitas, said Thursday. 'We are literally choking our planet with plastic waste.'Twelve states, including California, already have some type of statewide plastic bag ban in place, according to the environmental advocacy group Environment America Research & Policy Center. Hundreds of cities across 28 states also have their own plastic bag bans in place.
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