While single-use plastic bags have been prohibited in the Democrat-led state since 2014, thicker 'reusable' plastic bags were available for use across all stores. But on September 22 ...

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 ...

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 cleaner ...

A loophole in the initial ban allowed retailers to provide thick-walled plastic bags and charge 10 cents a piece for them. Though technically reusable and recyclable, the heavier-duty sacks still ...

That law takes effect on Jan. 1. In 2014, California legislation allowed for the use of heavier, reusable plastic bags. However, those bags were considered difficult to recycle and were rarely ...

There was a sudden surge in these much thicker plastic bags,' Deehan, who campaigned for the new law, told KABC-TV. 'The grocery stores felt like they met the definition of a reusable plastic bag ...

California lawmakers toughened the state's ban on plastic grocery bags by outlawing the sale of reusable ones — which actually increased the amount of waste tossed in the trash. Gov. Gavin ...