Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in ...

The Golden State is going all out to block plastic bags at grocery stores -- but it'll take a while for the new law to kick ...

The state is leading the charge in the war against plastic at grocery stores and in the courtroom as Santa Barbara continues ...

Instead of tossing plastic bags in the trash, use them around your home. Learn some of the most useful ways to repurpose ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store check outs, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to following a previous ban.

California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In ...

California banned single-use plastic bags on Sept. 22, correcting a loophole in the original law. CALPIRG engaged in grassroots organizing on the matter for the year prior.

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Paper bags are coming back. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, when you buy items at California grocery stores and most other retailers ...

Gov.r Gavin Newsom signs a law banning all plastic bags at the checkout, including thicker ones allowed in original plastic ...

On September 22, 2024, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (“SB”) 1053, which prohibits grocery stores from offering ...

California is banning single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other retailers, after an earlier ban was blamed for making the waste problem worse. Here, a worker pulls a plastic bag from a ...