Trash bags, laundry detergent, and other household essentials must be replaced often. To save money and the environment, ...

Reusable grocery bags are a great way to go green, and they're often your only option in states and cities that banned ...

Plastic bags were banned in California in 2014. Many of us knew this plastic bag ban existed, but we wondered why plastic ...

Under the measure to take effect in 2026, shoppers will still be able to purchase bags made of thicker plastic that ...

The California Grocers Association endorsed the ban on reusable plastic grocery bags when the two bills were introduced to the California Senate and General Assembly. “We know even the best ...

The legislation comes 10 years after the state banned plastic grocery bags and required stores to distribute reusable or recyclable plastic bags. State Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D) described the ...

After the bricks were printed, the team placed them in an industrial hydraulic press to see how much force they could take and found that they were almost as strong as concrete blocks. Adding an ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a ...

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

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