Plastic grocery bags in a shopping card. Photo via Wikimedia Commons Legislation by Sen. Catherine Blakespear of Encinitas to ban the use of thin-film plastic bags at grocery store checkouts passed the California Senate on Tuesday. Senate Bill 1053 closes a loophole to the original ban enacted 10 years ago to ensure that customers are offered either paper bags or fully reusable plastic bags at checkout. “California’s original ban on plastic bags hasn’t worked out as planned, and sadly, the state’s plastic bag waste has increased dramatically since it went into effect,” Blakespear said. “We need to do better.” Blakespear said that “almost none” of the plastic bags currently sold
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