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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery ... bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could purchase bags made with a thicker plastic that purportedly made them reusable ...

IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, YOU WENT TO THE GROCERY ... BAGS. YOU MIGHT BE THINKING, HAVEN’T WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE? YES. BUT A PREVIOUS PLASTIC BAG BAN ALLOWED FOR THICKER RECYCLABLE OR REUSABLE ...