State Senator Catherine Blakespear, a Democrat and one of the bill’s supporters, at the time pointed to a state study that found that the amount of plastic shopping bags trashed per person grew from 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms) per year in 2004 to 11 pounds (5 kilograms) per year in 2021.

Some grocery stores will be open on the holiday, most with shortened hours, to get any last-minute ingredients. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Here are the operating hours for Indianapolis-area grocery stores for Nov.