Kevin Kelly, the CEO of Emerald Packaging, talks with an employee on a production floor of the California-based company in Union City, California, U.S. on May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File photo When storms hammered California's farms last winter, Kevin Kelly knew his small factory outside San Francisco would soon see demand wilt for the plastic bags it churns out for pre-cut salads and other produce. In the past, he would have swiftly chopped 10 percent of the workers that run his bag-making machines, or about 15 people.

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