Other states have followed suit with this approach

According to a report from Environment America Research & Policy Center, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington are the 12 states that have enacted statewide bans on single-use plastic bags. The organization’s findings demonstrated that these bag bans have been effective for communities in those states.

On Sunday, California Public Interest Research Group Director Jenn Engstrom shared how the new bill aligns with the goals of the original ban that was enacted in 2014.

“Plastic bags create pollution in our environment and break into microplastics that contaminate our drinking water and threaten our health,” she told the Associated Press. “Californians voted to ban plastic grocery bags in our state almost a decade ago, but the law clearly needed a redo. With the Governor’s signature, California has finally banned plastic bags in grocery checkout lanes once and for all.”

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