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Dive Brief:

California has become the first state to prohibit grocery stores from providing single-use, non-compostable bags to shoppers before they reach the checkout counter. The ban , set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2025, was among a series of legislative measures California Gov. Gavin Newsom, signed into law on Sept. 30. California’s move comes as a growing number of states take steps to bar retailers from providing plastic bags to shoppers when they check out.

Dive Insight:

The new law, SB 1046, classifies pre-checkout bags as those provided to customers prior to checkout and meant to either protect items from damage or contamination as well as contain an unwrapped food item such as produce. Compostable bags distributed in place of single-use plastic bags must meet certain criteria, including being easily identifiable, whether by the uniform color green or labeled as “compostable,” and have a minimum 15-inch mouth width, according to the measure. The bill passed with a 32-8 vote on the Senate floor in August and received support from 15 outside organizations, including Californians Against Waste, according to an analysis the Senate issued prior to the bill’s approval. The only organization in opposition was the California Grocers Association, according to the document. The association requested a phase-out period of at least two years in order to allow grocery stores to use up their inventory of the single-use bags as well as give manufacturers time to transition to making compostable bags. Prior to the enactment of the new law, California had existing laws established to “enact provision regulating the sale and distribution of reusable grocery bags,” according to SB 1046. In November 2016, as part of Proposition 67, California voters banned a number of retail stores, including grocers, from offering customers single-use plastic carryout bags, according to the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery. With no federal regulation addressing or regulating plastic waste, it is up to states and cities to put initiatives and laws in place. In total, eight states — California, Delaware, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Oregon, New York and Vermont — have banned single-use plastic bags, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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Which country uses plastic the most?

These 10 countries are the biggest contributors to marine plastic pollution – new analysis China (21.5 billion kg) Brazil (10.6 billion kg) Indonesia (9.1 billion kg) Russian Federation (8.4 billion kg) Germany (6.6 billion kg) United Kingdom (6.4 billion kg) Mexico (5.9 billion kg) Japan (4.8 billion kg) More items...

ciwem.org - These 10 countries are the biggest contributors to marine plastic pollution

And as #PlasticFreeJuly enters its second week figures from packaging retailer RAJA UK have revealed the 10 countries responsible for throwing the highest amount of plastic into the ocean. Calculating the amount of plastics that end up in the ocean each year in kg, it found that India (126.5 million kg), China (over 70.7 million kg) and Indonesia (56.333 million kg) topped the list as the worst offenders.

This was followed by:

4. Brazil (38 million kg)

5. Thailand (22.8 million kg)

6. Mexico (3.5 million kg)

7. Egypt (2.5 million kg)

8. United States (2.4 million kg)

9. Japan (1.84 million kg)

10. United Kingdom (703 million kg)

When figures examined countries based on annual plastic waste the ranking looked rather different, with the US taking the top spot and the UK sitting in 8th place.

1. United States (42 billion kg)

2. India (26.3 billion kg)

3. China (21.5 billion kg)

4. Brazil (10.6 billion kg)

5. Indonesia (9.1 billion kg)

6. Russian Federation (8.4 billion kg)

7. Germany (6.6 billion kg)

8. United Kingdom (6.4 billion kg)

9. Mexico (5.9 billion kg)

10. Japan (4.8 billion kg)

To learn more register for our Microplastics: Source to Sea webinar, take our Are you a marine citizen quiz? and read how the ‘Attenborough effect’ is having a having a positive effect on marine education.

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