And under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, the thicker plastic bags were required to be phased out anyway at all ...

As part of the settlement announced Friday, the four manufacturers - Revolution Sustainable Solutions, Metro Poly Corp., ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of ...

California lawmakers have passed a second plastic bag ban after admitting the state's first ban failed its goal of reducing plastic waste. State Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, and ...

(AP) – With Los Angeles preparing to become the largest city in the nation to ban plastic grocery bags, a short history of the ubiquitous sack: _ 1977, the plastic grocery bag is introduced to the ...

To the editor: Both during the pandemic and again more recently while recuperating from surgery, I have had to rely on delivery service for my groceries, which resulted in my accruing of those thick ...

Prevent a mess of plastic bags under the sink by using these expert organizing hacks. Plastic grocery bags are no friend to the environment, but they're hard to avoid altogether. Plastic bags can’t be ...

California is just saying no to plastic bags, as lawmakers recently passed legislation that will ban grocery stores from offering any bags other than paper at checkout. According to NPR, the new law ...

The prohibition comes as the state reaches a settlement with plastic bag manufacturers accused of making misleading ...

“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had ...

Seattle banned those thin, plastic grocery bags. So did Shoreline, Bellingham and Edmonds. Olympia is just the latest Washington city to consider a similar restriction. But at least one city could be ...