California is banning all plastic bags at grocery stores starting in 2026. The new law eliminates thick reusable plastic bags, plus requires a 10-cent paper bag fee.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Starting Jan. 1, 2026, plastic bags at California retail stores will no longer be available. All plastic ...

Grocery giants are getting on top of their waste contribution, and Wegmans has made some bold choices. Not everyone likes it, ...

Shoppers in the state will face a major change at grocery, pharmacy, liquor, and convenience store checkouts, as all plastic ...

When California banned flimsy plastic grocery bags, they were replaced with thicker and more durable versions that could be reused dozens of times. But consumers and retailers have been treating these ...

California lawmakers have passed a second plastic bag ban after admitting the state's first ban failed its goal of reducing plastic waste. State Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, and ...

Plastic grocery bags add up fast, especially in a busy house. Even if you try to bring reusable totes, they still sneak in.

(AP) – With Los Angeles preparing to become the largest city in the nation to ban plastic grocery bags, a short history of the ubiquitous sack: _ 1977, the plastic grocery bag is introduced to the ...

State Senator Catherine Blakespear, a Democrat and one of the bill’s supporters, at the time pointed to a state study that ...

Paper bags will soon be the only option available at many store checkouts, with plastic bags going away once again.

California banned single-use plastic grocery bags in 2016, becoming the first state to take this major environmental step. In the eight years it has been in effect, billions of flimsy plastic bags ...