It may seem like a trivial thing, but those "free" plastic bags we get at the grocers, department stores and restaurants are actually contributing to a world wide pandemic of plastics waste. Only 1-4% of the 14 billion plastic grocery and merchandise bags used annually in the State of California are recycled. That means that over 400 bags per second are discarded in California--destined either for the landfill or our marine environment. Learn more about what you can do to help stop one of the most pressing litter threats our ecosystems face.

Learn More about Plastic Bag Waste:

• The Problem of Plastic Bags
• AB 2058 / AB 2769
  
• Local Ordinances

Additional Resources:

• Model Ordinance Language
• Marine Debris
• Ocean Protection Council on Marine Debris
• Plastic Litter and Waste Reduction Campaign