Under the legislation, stores would still be able to offer paper bags or plastic bags that are made of at least 50% post-consumer recycled materials and for a 10-cent fee. In the state Senate, SB 1053 passed 31-7, and AB 2236 passed in the state Assembly 51-7. Now both bills will head to the opposite chamber to be voted on.
The Assembly bill’s author, Democratic Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, cited the oil industry as the reason for the bill. The bill is supported by environmental groups such as the Ocean Conservancy and the Sierra Club, as well as the grocery giant Kroger’s and the California Grocers Association. The American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance, however, put out a statement in opposition to the bill.
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