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On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will close a legal loophole that has allowed for an increase in California's plastic bag waste, despite a 2014 law that was designed to ban ...
The California Public Interest Research Group said Sunday that the new law finally meets the intent of the original bag ban. “Plastic bags create pollution in our environment and break into ...
Lawmakers passed two identical laws to close a loophole that allowed stores to offer 'reusable' plastic bags at checkout despite 2014 legislation meant to ban plastic bags.
This prohibits certain retail and grocery stores from providing free, single-use, carryout bags to customers. Single-use plastic bags will be banned, and stores may sell reusable plastic or paper bags for a minimum of $0.10 per bag. [23] This law will only go into effect in areas without their own laws regarding single-use plastic bags.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill Sunday that will prevent grocery stores from providing plastic bags to customers beginning in 2026. The legislation comes 10 years after the state ...
On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will ban plastic bags in California stores. But will it work? California bans all plastic shopping bags at store checkouts: When will it go into effect?
Plastic waste on the mounds of garbage in the Philippines. Plastic bags cause many minor and major ecological and environmental issues. The most general issue with plastic bags is the amount of waste produced. Many plastic bags end up on streets and subsequently pollute major water sources, rivers, and streams.
A decade ago, California lawmakers looking to cut down on plastic waste in state landfills (and the water) passed SB 270, barring grocery stores from handing out single-use plastic bags to ...