Every year, around 500 billion plastic grocery bags are used worldwide. And an estimated 10 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean yearly. To help combat this waste, several American ...

"We know it’s a problem. We agree it’s a problem." Some solutions that are being floated include: requiring at home grocery deliveries use cardboard boxes or paper bags.

No recycling facility in the state accepts these bags," the editorial read. In 2014, California tossed about 157,385 tons of plastic bag waste into the trash.