Paper bags are coming back. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, when you buy items at California grocery stores and most other retailers ...

The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste.

Starting in 2026, it’s paper only. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 1053 on Sunday, a bill that bans all plastic shopping bags.

Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed by Gov.

A woman’s familiar gripe with supermarket paper bags has sparked a wild debate about the correct way to pack your groceries.

California and other states -- and some cities -- have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In ...

Now add “paper or plastic” to the list. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday signed a new law banning grocery stores across California ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Sunday to ban all plastic bags from grocery stores.California already ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store check outs, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to following a previous ban.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a plastic bag bill that will ban stores from offering heavyweight "reusable" plastic bags ...

California is banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery store checkouts under legislation that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on ...

Californians discarded 5.89 tons (5.34 tonnes) of plastic bags per 1,000 people in 2021. Read more at straitstimes.com.