It bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026. Consumers will now simply be asked if they want a paper bag.

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.

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

Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could purchase bags made with a thicker ...

retail stores with a pharmacy, convenience stores, food marts and liquor stores could use only reusable plastic bags made with recycled content or recycled paper bags, according to CalRecycle.

If you're planning on going grocery shopping in California, best to take your own bag. That's the implied message from state governor, Gavin Newsom, who announced that from 2026, plastic bags will ...

Under the previous ban, SB 270, enacted July 1, 2015, grocery stores, retail stores with a pharmacy, convenience stores, food marts and liquor stores could use only reusable plastic bags made with ...

Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could purchase bags made with a thicker ...