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Since the thinner plastic bags were prohibited, the thicker plastic bag distribution has resulted in a 46% increase in plastic bag waste discarded in California, according to a report by CALPIRG.
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.
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.
California's plastic bag ban aimed to reduce waste and increase recycling, but it hasn't worked out as planned. What went wrong? California's plastic bag ban is failing.
Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 10 cent charge for paper bags. A higher fee may be adopted by the municipality or county in which the store is located. [2] City of Aspen: October 2011: May 2012: Plastic bag ban for large retailers; 20 cent charge for paper bags. [32] Town of Avon: May 1, 2018: Plastic bag ban; 10 cent tax on paper bags ...
On July 14, 2008, the City of Manhattan Beach adopted Ordinance No. 2115 to ban the use of single use plastic bags at "retail establishments, restaurants, vendor or non-profit vendor. [2]" The plastic ban ordinance is only applicable to plastic bags used to take goods away from a store, but not produce bags from grocery stores.
China banned many types of plastic bags in 2008, and has seen reduction despite trouble enforcing the law [10] The European Union passed legislation in 2015 with the aim to cut plastic bag use in half by 2019; France implemented banned single-use plastic bags on July 1, 2016, and banned plastic dinnerware as well [7]
Plastic waste in California has only increased in the years since lawmakers approved — and voters opted to keep — a ban on single-use plastic film bags at grocery stores.