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

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

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

The backstory: The law began as Senate Bill 53, authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat from San Francisco, to ...

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

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

Next time you are asked if you want a bag when checking at the supermarket, you can expect a paper bag as the plastic bag law ...

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

New year, new laws — Montgomery County’s plastic bag ban is now in effect. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports. It's out with the ...

Don't toss the wrinkled tissue paper after a present-opening frenzy. There are many ways you can reuse it around the house, from packing material to crafts.

A new California law has banned plastic carryout bags at checkout counters statewide, requiring stores to offer paper bags ...