The new California law bans all plastic carryout bags at grocery, pharmacy and convenience store checkouts, including thicker ...

That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, stores will be ...

The new law also includes future requirements for paper bags. By 2028, paper bags offered at checkout must be made from at ...

A new law is closing what some officials have called a loophole in California’s plastic bag ban. Senate Bill 1053 was passed ...

California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...

SB 1053 and AB 2236 were passed by the California legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2024. It goes into ...

California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags in 2014. The ban went to California residents ...

Under Senate Bill 1053, stores and pharmacies across California will no longer be allowed to offer plastic bags. Starting in ...

Paper or plastic?” is no longer a question you’ll be asked at the grocery store beginning on Thursday. With 2026 just days ...

California voters previously approved a statewide referendum upholding a ban on single-use carryout plastic bags in November ...

When New Jersey enacted its wide-ranging plastic bag ban six months ago, it also banned all paper bags from supermarkets and big box stores. The law is estimated to have eliminated 3 billion plastic ...

Connecticut is on the right track by not including fees on paper carryout bags. As proposals to ban single-use plastic bags and mandate a fee on paper carryout bags abound around the country, a recent ...