Here's how California's new plastic bag ban will impact you

[@jamescoulter7531]

Meanwhile, nearly every product sold in a grocery store is wrapped in single-use plastic…

[@donaldkasper8346]

Yeah but it is about bags thrown out. Come out here to the High Desert and see miles and miles of bags in the desert brush. The wrappings are thrown out in the trash, not anywhere someone is going

[@bigrob4089]

@@donaldkasper8346so it sounds like you high desert people got problems keeping your bags in the recycle. Or are people driving out to the high desert to let loose those bags.

[@donaldkasper8346]

@@bigrob4089 Since I am not genetically a slob I would not know why they get loose. High winds here can suck your trash can lids open, suck out your trash and blow it eastward, for example. Do they make lids with 3 inch side drops to stop it? No, that would take brains.

[@shaunroberts3451]

​@@bigrob4089it's ghetto and homeless people here, low income housing attracts ghetto. I've lived in high desert most my life and I can tell you the races involved.

[@user-ml8dm9fz6l]

A study reveals that singke use plastic wrap you mentuon can cause cancer

[@brianng1788]

Why Ca. Gov. Gavin worry about plastic bag ban? He should worry about how he's going to deal with the crimes that make California city unsafe.

[@GailJordan-ox8zg]

EXACTLY !!

[@zerotodona1495]

@@GailJordan-ox8zgdemocrats don’t deport criminals

[@ToyotaGuy1971]

he doesn't represent us, remember? despotism? he works for the oligarchy. puppet is virtue-signalling while causing people to have to buy bagsfor their small trash cans.

[@henlohenlo689]

its easier to make plastic bags into paper. he goes easier paths not the tougher stuff.

[@henlohenlo689]

i shop trader joes alot they use paper bags. i have no issues with paper, not very long and i gotten used to it.

[@The-rp6do]

These lawmakers are so out of touch it’s embarrassing

[@Iluvpaws_1]

LUXURY BELIEFS

[@sasha28957]

Ugh I need those plastic bags! I reuse them as trash bags in bedrooms and bathrooms around the house. Do you expect me to use reusable trash bags?? Now I’ll just have to buy small plastic trash bags from brands like Glad instead of reusing the ones from grocery shopping. How does that help anything?

[@BekahT1993]

I know! I used them as trash bags in the small trash cans in my bathrooms and my bedroom. And I used them for when I walked my dog.. they were easy cheap bags that many people reused and recycled. 😫😑

[@sanchosanchez6511]

Who cares about bags... do something about homelessness

[@alankcpa]

Gavin is hoping you'll get distracted.

[@tl1533]

I care & a lot of people care. Sad!

[@tl1533]

@@alankcpa Yep. Ignorance is a bliss!

[@swarajthapa5798]

So you meant if there are bigger problem, complete small problems?

[@lancetruong4957]

@@swarajthapa5798 Worry about big problems first, then the small problems. Also don't get distracted by Newsom.

[@houthan9368]

Next yr ban paper bags because they're cutting down to many trees

[@DavidBaker-h3l]

We have more trees than 1920,called forestry management...

[@dfirth224]

@@DavidBaker-h3l Sounds more like neglect. Just waiting for the next megafire season. Forestry management includes thinning of trees to prevent fires. Professional forest managers know how to prevent fires. It was done several years ago at Huntington and Shaver Lakes east of Fresno. Owned and managed by Southern California Edison. When the fire came through the public mismanaged land was burned to a crisp, while the Edison owned and managed forest was unscathed because there was nothing to burn.

[@Dj-ve2hx]

That already happened in the late seventies, that's why we have plastic bags. Full circle.

[@Katy-ne2xh]

Now that Gavin has solved the most urgent crisis for our state maybe he can focus some attention on our lesser problems such as housing, soaring home and auto insurance rates and cancellations, cost of health insurance and care, ever increasing gas taxes, ever increasing PG&E rates, mental health, drug problems, crime and lawless behavior with little or no accountability or punishment, figuring out what happens to all our tax money that our state seems to lose track of over and over, our crumbling infrastructure .... you know, all the things we average people may start noticing once those plastic bags are gone.

[@cananzion6658]

Newlesson need prioritize urgent task first !

[@BlackoutKing]

Newsome to worried about petty shit he needs to worry about bigger crises than plastic bags

[@tl1533]

You need to educate yourself about the recycling & forever plastics. It is a good policy. Don't just be the keyboard warrior without processing the info!

[@BlackoutKing]

@@tl1533 no keyboard warrior here. I’m well aware of the policy he’s trying to pass. So keep it pushing ♻️

[@meep2253]

@@BlackoutKing no you’re not. Liar.

[@baepple]

These plastic waste end up In your food and in your fish. So you’ll end up worrying about this 30 year from now when your stomach is filled with microplastics

[@BlackoutKing]

@@baepple well since you wanna talk about microplastics it's already in our foods everything we eat has plastic coverings so let's talk about waste then. Meat / chicken covered in plastic your produces are carried in a plastic bag. So what's really the T ?

[@drquinnmedicinewoman7786]

So your allowed to have plastic bags for apples, plastic box for your muffins , plastic for milk jugs , plastic wrapping for chocolate bars but your can't have a plastic bag to carry all that plastic in, this makes sense!

[@LuluDior4]

Makes sense huh, not ughh

[@opieangst]

Homelessness, Crime, Cost of living.... BUT YEAH! let's totally worry about some thin plastic, while EVERYTHING consumers touch have plastic in some way. Good ol' Darth Newsom.

[@kwazimokava]

Yet big food corporations still using plastic packaging for many foods, you would think they would find solutions to make them downsize on plastic waste too.

[@lancetruong4957]

Like Elon said, Gavin signs many new laws every year. Pretty soon everything you do is illegal.

[@bigcatauna]

anyone notice when they started charging for bags, they actually got smaller, so you had to purchase more

[@chuckxu5910]

Why California looks like Haiti 🇭🇹 Gavin? You’re making your girl Kamala look bad

[@TheOtherKine]

Yup. The thicker ones are definitely smaller

[@tl1533]

@@chuckxu5910 YOu wish. Where do you live? Are you jealous?

[@danielhostetler9493]

@@bigcatauna they also got thinner and are easier to tear which means you have to use new ones every time. So their great law actually increases, cost of groceries, impacts the poor more, increases the number of bags in landfills….so no actual positive effect but great headlines and lots of virtue signaling

[@chuckxu5910]

@@tl1533 Haiti 🇭🇹, yes

[@capricechild92]

Governor Newsome, in my opinion, is not doing a good job. Homelessness and illegal immigrants everywhere.

[@capricechild92]

WHY DOES AN ENGLISH WOMAN DICTATE USA LAW?

[@thedrunkweddingphotographer]

for real

[@adriang9574]

Its just California law

[@zerotodona1495]

Ask that again with the language issue. Mexicans won’t learn English.

[@astargmoneynevaendz999]

Ban everything

[@ThePerico1961]

I'm with you ban everything

[@BlueThunderboltsiren]

Ban breathing at this point

[@grantglow4206]

This is not a government issue.... Newsum is a joke

[@tl1533]

It is everybody's issue. Educate yourself.

[@debbiehagan1727]

Golly gee... seems like yesterday plastic bags were forced upon us all with the cries of "saving the trees".. now look... the trees are now considered "renewable" and great to make paper bags. Full circle.

[@WiLdTiger1951]

During COVID-19 we weren't allowed to reuse reusable plastic bags. People got used to tossing them, and/or got out of the habit to bring them when shopping. I keep mine in my car, wait to bag everything until I get to my car. Plus, more are being used because of home delivery. Those can't be reused unless you go to the store. I've also noticed the bags are smaller as well as thicker. More are needed.

[@zerotodona1495]

XD we use them for yard sells or kitty liter waste.

[@soilrocktree]

I reused them

[@ToyotaGuy1971]

theyre only doing this to virtue-signal while they force people to buy bags for their small garbage cans 🙄

[@MoonDog991]

There go my free garbage bin liners.

[@drquinnmedicinewoman7786]

don t worry you can still buy plastic bags for your garbage, thats not banned!

[@zerotodona1495]

Dollar stores work well for that thankfully

[@danielhostetler9493]

It’s the dumbest law possible. Washington has had this law and it’s had minimal impact on real benefits

[@tl1533]

Do you want cheese w the whine?

[@danielhostetler9493]

@@tl1533 no, but thanks for offering.

[@AJ-oz9vy]

Why is it on the consumer to reduce plastics use when every product available is packaged in plastic 🙃

[@josegiron81]

This guy is a joke

[@chcknmr]

This is utterly ridiculous though. I refuse to pay for paper bags as they are not as sturdy as plastic especially when wet so if I ever forget my bags I will find another way and will NOT buy paper!!

[@rayray8687]

Doesn’t CA have reusable fabric bags like the rest of the world? They cost 30¢ and last years, and if you’re concerned about bacteria or mold they can be laundered. No plastic, no paper, problem solved.

[@chcknmr]

@@rayray8687 it’s not bacteria or mold though just I prefer plastic

[@rayray8687]

@@chcknmr: I’ve been using cloth bags for a couple of years now and far prefer them over plastic but I’ll admit the changeover process in my area was ludicrous. Initially it was decided that if retailers were required to charge 5¢ per bag whales would stop eating them but the whales apparently didn’t know the difference so then some stores went back to paper bags which we stopped using a few decades ago due to tree-hugger protests, so then everyone went to cloth bags which fearmongering ’experts’ forewarned could harbor bacteria, etc etc etc. It’s been a journey for sure.

[@chcknmr]

@@rayray8687 holy cow you weren’t kidding! I wonder how this will affect my current business where all we have to give out are plastic bags that we charge 20c for.

[@yaamothaa]

😂 DON'T GET MAD, GET GLAD 😂😂😂

[@danielbrown7535]

😂...does this mean.i dont have to pick up dog shlt anymore with a plastic bag ?

[@bigrob4089]

No it means you let your dog shit at your place

[@MIKExMASSACREx]

I reused the new plastic bags because they are heavy duty they are very useful for tons of things

[@bigrob4089]

So much for save the trees, that’s what they said when they brought plastic in. Stupid.

[@sallymoen7932]

Just before the pandemic, my state banned single-user plastic bags. Suddenly people started using those reusable shopping bags. Canvas bags came out of storage, people made their own bags too. At first it was an annoyance, but now this many years later, it's fine. Stores now can offer (for 8¢) a reusable, heavy duty plastic bag. So the plastics industry, well really the petroleum industry, is back in business

[@WiLdTiger1951]

I think what should be done is reducing one time use diapers. Before Pampers came out, diapers were made of cotton cloths that would be washed. Add adult incontinence diapers to the landfills, and ocean pollution. We've become lazy. Milk and Soda were all glass and were reused. Kids would collect😢 them to make money. More needs to be done to reduce the needless waste and pollution. We even have throw away wipes. What happened to wash cloths?

[@meep2253]

People prefer convenience and laziness

[@hellokittydimaggio]

That’s not efficient you would be loads of laundry every day wasting electricity and water baby’s diaper and adults should be changed everytime they pee or else risk for skin breakdown UTI etc .

[@dfirth224]

Why don't the leftists ban disposable diapers? They are afraid of the backlash.

[@dfirth224]

@@sasha28957 I'm a 70+ Boomer. Our mothers, grandmothers, and great grandmothers washed our diapers. They also had diaper laundry service back then. Every town and city had a diaper laundry service. You younger people are spoiled. Laundry loads are rinsed and flushed down the sewer, no one had to worry about the shit getting on their clothes. Some mothers rinsed the diapers first in the toilet bowl, then just flushed it down the drain.

[@BADSEED13]

This is stupid.

[@tl1533]

YOu are.

[@DrCat-fd8oi]

@@tl1533Tool!

[@Vicente-en2zx]

It seems Gavin Newsom doesn't like plastic material anymore. I wonder if Kimberly Guilfoyle has something to do with it?

[@davidspampinato7916]

Another useless Democrat California law. 😂

[@tl1533]

You are that. The law is useful unless you are anti -environment.

[@danielhostetler9493]

@@davidspampinato7916 another useless Republican…

[@Juan-fd9ur]

Gavin Gruesome never stops amazing me with his useless laws.

[@San_Francisco_Downtown_Watcher]

he makes grocery more expensive

[@TheOtherKine]

I've been diligently re-using those thicker ones. I change them out when they get extra soiled or ripped. And then I put them in the recycle bin like I was told to do. But you know they're just dumping that shit

[@deadGrlz206]

Rampant crime is all cool in the gang but we absolutely have to do something about these damn plastic bags

[@tl1533]

Yes, we do. We can multi task. There are a lot of things going on & plastic bags are one of the important issue. That is why you are behind the keyboards instead of doing something about it. COmplain to much about everything.

[@thedrunkweddingphotographer]

@@tl1533 you sound vaccinated

[@deadGrlz206]

@tl1533 I reuse my plastic bags to empty my cats litter box. I'd call that "doing something" Mr. Whiney.

[@charlanetrapani30]

Trump Save America 🇺🇸

[@h011yw00d]

Even if they ban all grocery store plastics, what are we going to line our trashcans with? If we don't reused them to line our trashcans, we'll just buy trashbags and the landfills will still be ridden with plastics. In the 90's they cried that paperbags were killing the trees to make them. Now they cry about landfills having plastic bags. Landfills will always have plastic bags until you figure out a way for us to line our trashcans with paper bags or something else biodegradable.

[@tl1533]

There are always solutions. Be conscious about the environment, use less plastics. The old way does not work & unsustainable. Countries in Europe do it, why can't Americans?

[@Critique808]

The plastic bag maker companies must be mad.

[@htvlogs80]

Naw, they still got India that uses a lot of plastic and cares less about the environment.

[@Ronald-hk6fk]

But SYRINGES are ok 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@carmelocilia9712]

People should have choices plastics,paper, that is democracy

[@sponge81235]

Colorado banned plastic bags but still have plastic bags... Make no sense

[@lothean2099]

Need to add plastic bottles.

[@jmins-o4docsocal]

Yeah, and no more 1 time use fast food cups! Bring your own cups!!

[@user-kn9tt6ny3v]

That will affect gavins favorite homeless population.

[@wakeupsunshine777]

remember when government used to work for us? And we had free Will? I don't like plastic bags especially the thick ones but why would a government even make a law about it? First they made you stop smoking in public places like bars, before that they made you wear a seatbelt. You have to buy a new car seat every year, and you can't reuse old ones. There's a lot more, they're taking your freedom away inch by inch

[@chrismedeiros3201]

Every time our elected officials get involved, confusion arises out the simplest of simple. Grocery bags have been the simple solution for grocery transport for years upon years. Then our leaders told us paper bags were bad. We need to use plastic instead. Now, plastic is bad and paper is good. So now we're back where we started. Well, almost. Now we have the privilege of paying separately for the paper bags. We'll see how long this lasts before we're told paper bags are bad again.

[@DrCat-fd8oi]

But you still get all your groceries in plastic and Starbucks in plastic cups. Wake up people. This is a scam.

[@gemgal711]

Grocery stores are going to be pissed at losing their 10c per bag revenue 😅😅😅

[@donaldkasper8346]

All bags we get are reused as temp carry bags or as trash container bags, so her comments about one use are false, she made that up based on what she presumes not what people do.

[@dfirth224]

Only grocery and drug stores are effected. Home Depot and Lowes won't be affected.

[@johns2631]

Another reason to VOTE TRUMP/VANCE 2024.

[@marketads1]

We’ll figure it out. Cali is a great state. We’ve always led the nation in most things good for the country as well as crazy anti-government people and militias.

[@Iluvpaws_1]

Remember when we ditched paper bags because it was making us cut down too many trees?

[@mrhoneystinger3676]

So... I can go into the store, get some lunch meat in a plastic bag, buy bottles of water in plastic bottles, buy some fruit in a plastic container.... but can't carry everything out in a plastic bag Ok, got it

[@glennblake3753]

That's crazy , guess we gonna go bagless like Sam's club

[@David_USF]

Here's my solution. I'm going to buy about five boxes of those thick grocery store bags. I figure that'll last us for a long time for our needs. Problem solved.

[@bartwilloughby2909]

Plastic Trash Bags ?

[@WritingRebel82]

Christ, you people will live. Here in Pittsfield, MA they stopped using plastic bags years ago.

[@Dj-ve2hx]

So now,the millions of people who never bought plastic trash bags will now be buying plastic trash bags to fill the landfill . The only ones profiting from this are the plastic bag manufacturers and the governor. 🤔

[@desmeisme]

I always reuse my ralphs bags at home. My mom uses them to carry stuff up stairs and then uses them for her trashcan. That’s messed up. Stealing will increase

[@BzTL80Network]

There’s actually a committee for this? 😒

[@Justrandomvideos-2023]

California is a trash bag alone so no point in changing tge plastic bag law😂😂😂😂

[@annenewmark4549]

Another poorly conceived plan. There is no way to totally eliminate the plastic bags from other types of stores. They should buy back the plastic bags if they want them to be recycled, and they should develop the state’s own recycling system for the plastic bags .

[@glennblake3753]

Most ppl keep those bags

[@Redicat]

George Carlin moment I'M TIRED OF THAT SHIT TIRED

[@lennardreloza9854]

Newsome is the worst in California history! Hands down! What a great record hold! Hope nobody breaks his record!

[@fillup40]

I like paper.

[@HRTsAFyre]

I knew that law was hoing to flop. I reuse my bags i dont like paying 10 cents per bag each time i shop. So I bring my own.

[@LuluDior4]

TH is he thinking when he needs to focusing elsewhere SMDH, Lord you there? Get him out please

[@tiffanyandco4156]

What will I use that skinny cabinet in my kitchen for now?

[@carmelocilia9712]

Americans, patriots wake up Trump enough Newsome telling us what car to drive what stove to cook on what beg to use what ads to listen to

[@bladeboysfv5646]

Now they force the customers to pay for their drive-thru fast food bags as well you didn't notice at first and place the online order went to pick up my food and was handed everything through the drive-thru and said why didn't you offer it to me and they said oh it's in the app I said well that's pretty f****** stupid to hand somebody their food without asking why they didn't want a bag or double-checking, I would have gladly paid $0.10 to forgo that f****** horrible experience

[@eddieg6436]

People are LAZY!!! It takes EFFORT to reuse these bags. Most people just want to eat Cheetos, and watch sports. ……you’re expecting “common people” to be proactive, responsible, and forward thinking?!? ……unfortunately L.A. doesn’t just encompass Calabasas, Malibu, Westlake Village, and Hidden Hills. 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️🤔

[@gilwood7530]

GAVIN THE GREASY VAMPIRE

[@carmelocilia9712]

I reuse my plastic begs and love them

[@ThePerico1961]

Can we ban toll roads

[@redbone5363]

Been using canvas bags for years in a state that uses plastic bags. Not hard at all.

[@jcrrrrrrrrr]

they are forsure being re used as small trash can bags or just trash in general but i guess thats not enough

[@d4rmthai.e536]

Obama 2024😂 we didn’t have to pay for goddamn plastic bags but theses last two presidents really don’t know what the fuck they are doing….

[@rcvillapando]

I’ll just have less plastic bags for my trash bins lol

[@cristianocaranza6158]

How about taxing the process sugar like cigarettes specially soda?

[@tammanyfields3583]

So where does the money go for the purchase of paper bags? and so much for save the trees. Is she related to that Greta Thunbeg?

[@desmeisme]

Bruh what

[@cittiavaticano]

so where did all that fee money go?

[@hdanna823]

Wow I can’t believe it’s been 10yrs….

[@demondog804]

Last time CA banned paper bag but now it banning plastic bags which mean we will get paper bags again 😓 Poor trees…

[@burtcooper612]

Woke

[@rockyracoon3233]

Broke!

[@tl1533]

Your Da & you are WOKE. Learn the definition before using it.

[@TimedOut...NoWayo]

In effect January 2026? Yeah, that'll help How about now - today?

[@pattio2437]

Finally! All plastic grocery bags everywhere should be banned!

[@alksjda]

Finally. F plastic !

[@TeamxssplChad]

FGN!!

[@tl1533]

Back at you!

[@larryaldrich4351]

Newsome can bite the bag.

[@tl1533]

You can, too.

[@yaamothaa]

Glad.

[@damongulick3497]

Im republican and i support banning single use plastic bags and using paper.

[@meep2253]

No more microplastics everywhere they need to ban plastic wrapping for foods

[@damongulick3497]

@@meep2253 i agree. We can go back to veggie based celophanes for alot of food packaging. Btw i have a plastic eating mushroom culture that can digest non recycleable poly plastics. Basically sprinkle the spawn on the plastics in a metal drum and will turn it to a compostable material. We can make a difference. We can take it upon ourselves instead of waiting for the govt to hand out solutions.

[@artpastorette4547]

I use the new thicker plastic bags from the grocery stores to pick up my cat’s litter poop

[@I_still_use_winamp]

So stupid

[@Clara-cy1rj]

It should start now, not in 16 months

[@Perpetual_Kid]

That’s a drop in the bucket. They’re finding microplastics in newborns. Other countries have better alternatives. Why can’t we?