Unfortunately, many shoppers aren’t reusing their reusable bags. Research reveals one major setback with reusable grocery ...

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

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that ...

Here's the thing that nobody talks about when they hand you a trendy tote at the checkout. Those bags everyone's carrying ...

CalPirg estimates the California ban will eliminate more than 11.5 billion plastic bags from the environment per year. Starting on Jan. 1, 2026, customers in California will no longer be given a ...

You won’t be hearing that common question at California grocery stores any more starting Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. That’s when a new statewide ban on plastic bags goes into effect. Senate Bill 1053, ...

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 goes into effect the first of the year. The change comes from Senate Bill ...

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