That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, stores will be ...
Here's the thing that nobody talks about when they hand you a trendy tote at the checkout. Those bags everyone's carrying ...
Plastic bags are not biodegradable and pose a huge problem for the environment, the marine ecosystem in particular. These ...
The new California law bans all plastic carryout bags at grocery, pharmacy and convenience store checkouts, including thicker ...
SB 1053 and AB 2236 were passed by the California legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2024. It goes into ...
The new law also includes future requirements for paper bags. By 2028, paper bags offered at checkout must be made from at ...
More than five months into New Jersey’s strict ban on plastic bags, a pair of state lawmakers are calling for an audible. State Sens. Bob Smith, D-Middlesex, co-sponsor of the law to ban plastic bags, ...
More than 50. No wait, definitely at least 100. Katiuska Tejada-Rivera can’t quite put her finger on how many reusable bags she’s accumulated in the more than four months since New Jersey’s single-use ...