Idiom:

Safe bet ( very likely )

Hit the book:

Represent

Game-changing

Flimsy

Debris

Litter

Trump

Ecofriendly

Tote

Polyethylene

Decompose

Nonetheless, the ban represents what could be the start of a game-changing trend.

Supermarkets use layers and layers of flimsy plastic bags to pack purchases. The average American takes home about 1,500 plastic bags a year, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council. So it's no surprise that the US figures in the list of top-20 offenders contributing to plastic debris in the oceans, according to a 2015 study. Plastic bags, in fact, are the fourth-most-commonly littered item on the coasts, as found by Ocean Conservancy.