It may seem like a trivial thing, but those "free" plastic bags we get at the grocers, department stores and restaurants are actually contributing to a world wide pandemic of plastics waste. Only 1-4% of the 19 billion plastic grocery and merchandise bags used annually in the State of California are recycled. That means that nearly 600 bags per second are discarded in California--destined either for the landfill or our marine environment. Learn more about what you can do to help stop one of the most pressing litter threats our ecosystems face.

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Learn More about Plastic Bag Waste:

• The Problem of Plastic Bags
• The Alternatives: Reusables Best, Paper OK
• Legislative Solutions: AB 2058 (2008) and AB 2449
• Local Solutions

What You can Do:

• How to Reduce Your Plastic Bag Consumption
  
• Make Sure your Local Grocer is in Compliance with AB 2449.

Additional Resources:

• Model Ordinance Language
• Marine Debris
• Ocean Protection Council on Marine Debris
• Plastic Litter and Waste Reduction Campaign
• For Grocers: AB 2449 Compliance Links