California just became the first state to sign a bill that bans the distribution of plastic “pre-check out” bags, a victory for environmental groups and Lotus Sustainables, a Carlsbad, CA-based provider of reusable mesh produce bags.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent signing of Senate Bill 1046 will affect all grocery stores in California and eliminate those rolls of plastic bags that are ubiquitous in every produce section. State Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) authored the bill, which passed the legislature on a party-line vote.