California has a plastic bag problem — but not for long. California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a law fully banning ...

To combat the problem of people stockpiling too many reusable bags, environmentalists recommend retailers find solutions. But so far, major retailers haven’t bought in, raising concerns that profits ...

"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.

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

The only option for customers who lack their own reusable shopping bags will be buying paper bags for 10 cents each. “We deserve a cleaner future for our communities, our children and our earth ...

consumers will simply be asked if they want a paper bag, if they haven’t brought a reusable bag,” according to Blakespear.

(AP) — “Paper or plastic ... purportedly made them reusable and recyclable. The new measure, approved by state legislators last month, bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026.

AND WHEN YOU GOT TO THE CHECKOUT, YOU WERE ASKED PAPER ... made them reusable and recyclable.The new measure, approved by state legislators last month, bans all plastic shopping bags starting ...