加利福尼亚州州长Gavin Newsom在杂货店全面禁止塑料购物袋,从2026年起生效。 California Governor Gavin Newsom enacts a full plastic shopping bag ban at grocery stores, effective 2026.

加州州长Gavin Newsom颁布了一项法律,从2026年起禁止在杂货店购买塑料袋。 California Governor Gavin Newsom has enacted a law that bans all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores, effective 2026. 这项法律扩大了以前对薄塑料袋的禁令的范围,允许更厚、可重复使用的塑料袋。 This law expands upon a previous ban on thin plastic bags, which allowed thicker, reusable ones. 一项州研究表明,2004年至2021年期间,塑料袋废物从每人8磅增加到11磅。 A state study showed that plastic bag waste rose from 8 to 11 pounds per person between 2004 and 2021. 环境团体支持这项措施,认为它是减少污染和保护海洋生物的关键,加利福尼亚州与其他12个州一起制定了类似的禁令。 Environmental groups support the measure as crucial for reducing pollution and protecting marine life, with California joining 12 other states with similar bans.