Plastic bags are not biodegradable and pose a huge problem for the environment, the marine ecosystem in particular. These ...

California shoppers are adjusting to a new reality at checkout counters across the state as plastic bags have been officially ...

California voters previously approved a statewide referendum upholding a ban on single-use carryout plastic bags in November 2016. Under Senate Bill 270, grocery stores had to start charging at least ...

California’s revised carryout bag law, which took effect January 1, eliminates the exemption that allowed thicker plastic ...

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

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

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

While it’s safe to reuse plastic bags, you’ll want to clean them between uses for sanitary purposes and to reduce any ...

California shoppers will once again have to leave plastic bags behind starting in 2026, as a new law closes a loophole that ...