Grocery stores may offer recycled paper bags at checkout, or consumers can use their own bags to carry out purchases.

California voters previously approved a statewide referendum upholding a ban on single-use carryout plastic bags in November ...

California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...

That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, stores will be ...

The new law also includes future requirements for paper bags. By 2028, paper bags offered at checkout must be made from at ...

California's 2026 plastic bag ban ends all plastic checkout bags. Learn what’s changing and how it affects your shopping ...

California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter starting Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on ...

Under Senate Bill 1053, stores and pharmacies across California will no longer be allowed to offer plastic bags. Starting in ...

A new year means new laws, but there are many that don't affect Californians' day-to-day lives. Here are a few that might.

CHICO, Calif. - California’s tightened plastic bag ban took full effect Thursday, leaving shoppers with fewer options at ...

SB 1053 and AB 2236 were passed by the California legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2024. It goes into ...

A stricter plastic bag ban is set to take effect in Montgomery County, Maryland, in just a few days, removing plastic bags ...