Plastic Bag Source

Plastic bags would still be allowed for things like gathering loose produce or covering dry cleaning.

Plastic bag source. Non woven grocery tote bag 12 w x8 g x13 h nw1213 as low as 1 43 standard gauge fold over die cut handle bag dc00r as low as 0 17 2 5 mil reinforced fold over die cut handle bag dc00h as low as 0 18. Yellow text in the above graphic shows sources of plastic that eventually end up in the ocean. Grocery stores will also be banned from handing out paper bags though other food service.

And impact the ocean and great lakes. They can come from a variety of land and ocean based sources. The ban on plastic and papers bags would take effect 18 months after it is signed into law. Likewise foam food products and containers like clam shell takeout boxes would be banned in 18 months.

Once in the water plastic debris never fully biodegrades.