Clothlike bags sold at big box stores, often made out of plastic, can’t be recycled, which means they’re often left to ...

"However, the truth is almost none of those bags are reused or recycled, and they end up in landfills or polluting the environment." Before, grocery stores would offer patrons plastic or paper bags.

Beginning on January 1, 2026, stores may not offer single-use plastic carry out bags for the purpose of carrying purchased goods, with limited exceptions. Only “recycled paper bags,” would be ...

"With the intention of this bill being to only allow recycled paper bags to be allowed at the point of sale and remaining agnostic towards the definition of a 'reusable' bag, consumers will have ...

Only non-plastic reusable grocery bags or recycled paper bags will be offered, according to the California Grocers Association, which endorsed the bill, and reusable bags must meet certain ...

Under SB 1053, California grocery stores and retailers will have to offer recycled paper bags only after that. Newsom did not include a signing message with the bill. However, the decision has ...

In addition, beginning Jan. 1, 2028, the definition of a recycled paper bag would change from one made from 40% recycled material, to one with more than 50% recycled material. The new ban “at ...