Another ban on plastic grocery bags looks to become law in California

A ban on plastic grocery bags in California is on its way to the governor’s desk. 

Bills out of both chambers of state legislature — AB-2236 and SB-1053 — were passed and now await Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature of approval. 

The companion bills prohibit grocers from offering any type of bags that are not paper. 

Lawmakers want shoppers to bring their own bags to the grocery store and also want grocers to encourage such a practice. 

California first banned plastic grocery bags in 2014, but retailers discovered it was still permissible to offer thicker plastic bags that were deemed reusable. 

Proposition 67 was approved by voters in 2016 and upheld the law. 

 A study, however, indicated consumers were still throwing away the thicker bags.