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

One member of Stamford's Board of Representatives said she believed the board should instead focus on single-use utensils.

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

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a ...

Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets ...

The state is leading the charge in the war against plastic at grocery stores and in the courtroom as Santa Barbara continues ...

The commissary at Yokosuka Naval Base is delaying its phase-out of plastic bags until further notice. The store announced in ...

The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste. By Soumya Karlamangla Reporting from San Francisco Paper or paper?

California will no longer offer the option to ask for a plastic bag when checking out at grocery stores. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning the distribution of these bags across the state ...

Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could purchase bags made with a thicker ...