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

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

After a yearslong commitment to phase out single use plastic bags from its stores by 2025, here's where Kroger stands.

California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags in 2014. The ban went to California residents ...

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

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

Senate Bill 1053, authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bans plastic bags from being offered at checkout at grocery stores.

Senate Bill 1053 prevents grocery stores, retail stores with a pharmacy, convenience stores, food marts, and liquor stores ...

A new California law aimed at reducing plastic waste is already changing the checkout experience for shoppers across the ...

Washington banned thin, single-use plastic shopping bags in 2021. But since then, the state has seen an increase in plastics ...

Thicker bags have proliferated in the wake of the statewide ban on thin plastic bags took effect in 2021. Now, some cities ...