California's Plastic Bag Ban Is Growing
California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
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
Paper, NOT plastic: California bans all plastic shopping bags
California is set to ban all plastic shopping bags at checkouts starting in 2026 under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday.This expands on a previous ban that eliminated flimsy “single-use” plastic bags,
California bans all plastic shopping bags at store checkouts: When will it go into effect?
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.
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California finally ditching plastic bags as partial ban backfired spectacularly
Paper bags are coming back. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, when you buy items at California grocery stores and most other retailers you will no longer have a plastic bag option. Instead, you can purchase a paper shopping bag for 10 cents.
California Governor Signs Off on Plastic Bag Ban
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into a law a ban on plastic bags offered at grocery stores and other retail locations.
California's Plastic Bag Ban Is Growing: Here's What You Need to Know
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 in.
California Sen. Catherine Blakespear on why a second plastic bag ban is needed
Ten years after the California legislature passed a bill to ban single-use plastic bags, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed another bill to ban plastic grocery bags. California Sen. Catherine Blakespear explains the impact of the first law and why the new law was needed.
Sunday Morning Matters: Plastic bag bans, how to vote, improving California’s schools
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed two bills into law in the Central Valley, including a plastic bag ban and housing assistance for farm workers, while Fresno County Registrar of Voters and County Clerk James Kus discusses the upcoming presidential election and California Superintendent of schools discusses a push to restrict phone use on school campuses.
LET’S TALK | OPINION: Plastic or paper? The latter only, California says
So it appears that Californians have a bit over a year to get over any love they might harbor for plastic grocery bags. On Sept. 22, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that bans 'em. "California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores,
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Paper bags only come 2026, thanks to SB 1053
Starting in 2026, it’s paper only. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 1053 on Sunday, a bill that bans all plastic shopping bags.
Gavin Newsom Bans All Plastic Shopping Bags at Grocery Stores
California state governor Gavin Newsom announced that from 2026, all plastic bags will be banned at all grocery store checkouts.
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Government cracks down on polythene-tissue bags: are there enough sustainable alternatives?
The government says apart from the BJMA, 20 other organisations are working to increase the supply of alternative bags ...
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Newsom signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
(AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags.