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

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

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

While it’s safe to reuse plastic bags, you’ll want to clean them between uses for sanitary purposes and to reduce any ...

California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter starting Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on ...

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

Quills required single smooth flows of the nib; printing would have caused far too many blots and smudges. However, long ...

Paper or plastic?” is no longer a question you’ll be asked at the grocery store beginning on Thursday. With 2026 just days ...

A new year means new laws, but there are many that don't affect Californians' day-to-day lives. Here are a few that might.

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

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