SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 24 -- The California Public Interest Research Group issued the following statement on Sept. 22, 2024:

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1053 (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB1053) on Sunday, banning plastic bags from being provided at grocery store checkouts. This move turns off the tap to a notable source of needless plastic waste in California: the plastic grocery bag.