{"id":2344800,"date":"2024-09-23T12:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-signs-bill-banning-all-plastic-bags-from-grocery-stores-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-23T12:34:57","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:34:57","slug":"newsom-signs-bill-banning-all-plastic-bags-from-grocery-stores-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-signs-bill-banning-all-plastic-bags-from-grocery-stores-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom signs bill banning all plastic bags from grocery stores &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-signs-bill-banning-all-plastic-bags-from-grocery-stores-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2344800&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law\u2062 that prohibits \u200call <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/father-of-former-marine-imprisoned-in-venezuela-pleads-with-biden-for-safe-return\/\" title=\"Father of Former Marine Imprisoned in Venezuela Pleads With Biden For Safe Return\">plastic bags<\/a> \u2062from being sold in grocery stores across\u2063 the state. This legislation builds \u2064on the existing ban enacted in 2016, which had allowed consumers to purchase thicker plastic bags for \u200ba fee. The new law, championed by\u200b Democratic state Senator Catherine \u200dBlakespear and Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, is set to take effect \u2062on January 1, \u200d2026, providing Californians\u2064 ample time to adjust to the change. Supporters of \u2063the bill argue that the continued\u2062 use of \u200dplastic bags contributes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-white-house-climate-official-resigns\/\" title=\"Senior White House Climate Official Resigns\">environmental pollution<\/a>, and the legislation aims to enhance \u2062California&#8217;s efforts to protect the environment.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Newsom signs bill banning all plastic bags from grocery stores<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1765784\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Gavin Newsom\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) signed a law banning <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/plastic-bags\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"plastic bags\">plastic bags<\/a> from being sold at grocery stores, building on the state&rsquo;s prior regulations of plastic bags.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Newsom signed a bill Sunday, alongside a slew of other pieces of legislation, that bans all forms of plastic bags available at checkout in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liquor-shortage-hits-united-states-as-holidays-approach\/\" title=\"Liquor Shortage Hits United States As Holidays Approach\">state stores<\/a> after a 2016 voter-passed ban on plastic bags still allowed consumers to buy a thick plastic bag for $0.10 each. The new legislation will take effect on Jan. 1, 2026, giving Californians more than a year to prepare for the change.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation was spearheaded by Democratic state Sen. Catherine Blakespear and Democratic state Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, who argued that plastic bags purchased after the 2016 ban were still polluting California&rsquo;s environment.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A plastic bag sits along a roadside in Sacramento, California, Oct. 25, 2013. (AP Photo\/Rich Pedroncelli, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I thank Governor Newsom for signing this important legislation that will help protect California&rsquo;s environment,&rdquo; Blakespear said in a statement Sunday. &ldquo;Instead of being asked &lsquo;do you want paper or plastic&rsquo; at checkout, consumers will simply be asked if they want a paper bag if they haven&rsquo;t brought a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justin-trudeau-outlaws-plastic-straws\/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau Outlaws Plastic Straws\">reusable bag<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This straightforward approach is easy to follow and will help dramatically reduce plastic bag pollution,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Bauer-Kahan said future generations &ldquo;deserve a cleaner future for our communities&rdquo; and touted the legislation as being able to achieve this goal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s time for us to get rid of these plastic bags and continue to move forward with a more pollution-free environment,&rdquo; Bauer-Kahan said in a statement Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The legislation will still allow Californians to get paper bags if they do not bring their own reusable bags to the store.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsl.org\/environment-and-natural-resources\/state-plastic-bag-legislation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Eight states<\/a> have banned single-use plastic bags <\/span>from stores, with California becoming the first to enact the ban nationwide in 2016. San Francisco was the first city to ban them in 2007 when Newsom, who was mayor at the time, signed that legislation into city law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1765784\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765784\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has enacted a law prohibiting the sale of plastic bags in grocery stores, furthering California&#8217;s existing regulations on plastic bags. On Sunday, he signed this bill along with several others, which eliminates all types of plastic bags available at checkout in state stores. This follows a 2016 voter-approved ban that still permitted consumers to purchase thicker plastic bags for $0.10 each. The new law will come into effect on January 1, 2026, allowing Californians over a year to adjust to the change. The legislation was led by Democratic state Senator Catherine Blakespear and Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, who contended that the option to buy plastic bags after the 2016 ban continued to harm California\u2019s environment. <\/p>\n<p>Blakespear expressed gratitude towards Governor Newsom for signing this significant legislation aimed at protecting California\u2019s environment. She noted that instead of being asked whether they want paper or plastic at checkout, customers will only be asked if they need a paper bag if they haven&#8217;t brought their own reusable one. She emphasized that this simple approach would significantly reduce pollution from plastic bags.<\/p>\n<p>Bauer-Kahan stated that future generations &#8220;deserve a cleaner future for our communities&#8221; and highlighted how this legislation could help achieve that goal. She asserted it is time to eliminate plastic bags and work towards a less polluted environment.<\/p>\n<p>The new law still permits Californians to obtain paper bags if they do not bring their reusable ones when shopping. Currently, eight states have banned single-use plastic bags from stores; California was the first state nationwide to implement such a ban in 2016 after San Francisco became the first city to outlaw them back in 2007 when Newsom was mayor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2344801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/California-plastic-bag-ban-sept-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36279,41518,4762,3678,41517],"class_list":["post-2344800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-environmental-policy","tag-grocery-stores","tag-legislation","tag-newsom","tag-plastic-bags"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/California-plastic-bag-ban-sept-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}