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

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

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 ...

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 ...

California will ban all plastic grocery bags by Jan. 1, 2026, requiring shoppers to use reusable or paper bags instead.

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

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

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 ...

because consumers would opt to pay a small fee for the heavier "reusable" plastic bags offered by grocery stores instead. However, consumers typically threw these bags away. As a result ...