They really want to increase the killing of trees in the People’s Republik Of California
California escalates its war on plastic grocery bags, banning even ‘reusable’ versions
Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, grocery, pharmacy, liquor and convenience stores in California will not be able to provide any single-use thin plastic bags or even “reusable” plastic film bags. (note: many stores will still be allowed to use them, like some restaurants and retailers. I’m sure they’re next on the hit list)
The updated law stems from Senate Bill 270, which was first introduced in 2014. It previously allowed the use of reusable bags — which were made of a thicker plastic.
Senate Bill 1053 now “eliminates the distribution of thicker film plastic bags.”
As opposed to “single use” bags, thicker plastic bags could be reused up to 125 times, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Recycled paper bags may be offered to shoppers in the Golden State, but they must be “sold for not less than 10 cents.” People on specific food programs may be available to get these for free.
I have many reusable bags for Lidl, since they do not have any others but paper. I have a few of those, but, do not like using them, no handles. And I use the reusable till dead. Then they go to the recycling center, because I may not be a Warmist, but, I do what I can for the environment. I also have a few cloth ones.
Over to that SF Chronicle link
It’s a win for environmentalists, who argue that the proliferation of thick plastic bags in the years since the ban has made the state’s plastic pollution worse. Murray said the heavy-duty bags “exploded” in California during the early months of the pandemic, when reusable bags were temporarily banned at some stores. In 2022, the tonnage of plastic grocery and merchandise bags discarded in California was 47% higher than the year the ban was passed, according to a CalPIRG report.
Plastic pollution is bad, I agree, but, a lot of these bans are overdone, heavy handed, and are backed by the climate cult.
One reason for the jump is that very few of the theoretically reusable bags are actually brought back to grocery stores, said Judith Enck, a former Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator who’s now the president of advocacy group Beyond Plastics.
“There must be one person” who regularly reuses their bags, Enck said. But “most people” discard them after a single trip to the grocery store.
Bad PRC Comrades, very bad!
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