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 ...

Staten Islanders and residents of Manhattan and the Bronx must begin separating their organic waste from regular trash ...

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Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by ...

According to state Senator Catherine Blakespear, one of the new bill’s supporters, a study found the amount of plastic bags ...

The state’s perverse policies led to an increase in waste. A new lawsuit blames Exxon Mobil.

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Paul Koretz, the former City Council member who authored L.A.'s plastic bag ban in 2013, praises the Legislature for fixing ...

The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste. By Soumya Karlamangla Reporting from San Francisco Paper or paper?

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 strengthens its plastic bag ban, requiring grocery stores and retailers to offer only recycled paper bags by 2026.