Plastic bags are supposed to be recyclable in California. The attorney general suspects they are not
Nearly a decade ago, a California law required manufacturers of plastic bags to make their bags recyclable. The state’s top cop says this doesn’t appear to be happening. On Wednesday, Attorney General Rob Bonta sent letters to seven plastic bag producers that supply the bulk of California’s grocery stories, demanding they provide proof that their bags can really be recycled. The move is among the strictest enforcement actions yet for a major state recycling law aimed at tackling the scourge of plastic pollution in oceans, soils and skies.