Dear Heloise: I subscribe to a daily newspaper, and I save the plastic bags that the newspaper comes in. I always carried a bag or two with me when I walked our dogs to pick up their solid waste.

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

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

You're cleaning up, putting the dishes away, wiping down your countertops, taking out your trash, and just as you pull the bag from the bin, something wet drops onto your leg or foot. You can't help ...

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

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 ...