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California passed a ban on single-use plastic bags a decade ago. (Getty Images ) The Times reported, "157,385 tons of plastic bag waste was discarded in California the year the law was passed.

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Using data from CalRecycle, CALPIRG, the consumer advocacy group, calculated that in 2014 California tossed about 157,385 tons of plastic bag waste into the trash.