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

California strengthens its plastic bag ban, requiring grocery stores and retailers to offer only recycled paper bags by 2026.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, ...

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

Re “Newsom signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at California grocery stores” (Sept. 22): Don’t you just love the ...

Plastic bags are becoming a mere memory in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that bans them from being ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1053 banning all plastic bags at grocery stores in the state beginning in 2026.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed a law banning plastic bags from being sold at grocery stores, building on the state’s prior ...

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

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