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

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 has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and pharmacies takes effect. Under Senate Bill 1053, retailers are now ...

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

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

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