Governor of California signs new, strict law banning plastic bags
The new law was backed by the California Grocers’ Association and environmental groups.
“California’s move to ban thick single-use plastic bags at grocery store checkouts is a win for our coasts and communities,” said Christy Leavitt, plastics campaign director at Oceana, an ocean-focused environmental group. “Plastic bags are one of the deadliest types of plastic to ocean wildlife. Not only is plastic tarnishing California’s beaches, but it’s in our food, air, water, and even our bodies. With an ocean-based economy valued at $45 billion annually, California is dependent on a clean coast.”
According to the environmental advocacy group Environment America Research & Policy Center, 12 states, including California, already have some type of statewide plastic bag ban in place. Hundreds of cities across 28 states also have their own plastic bag bans in place.