California shoppers are adjusting to a new reality at checkout counters across the state as plastic bags have been officially ...

Plastic grocery bags are no friend to the environment, but they're hard to avoid altogether. Plastic bags can’t be put out ...

The state is reviewing draft rules for producers to make single-use packaging and food packaging recyclable and compostable ...

That's where Aldi comes in to save the day, with a must-have $7 kitchen essential that offers a smart, compact solution to ...

States ban plastic bags, PFAS chemicals, and foam containers to cut waste and improve recycling across multiple industries ...

In 2018, grocery store giant Kroger announced it would phase out "use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags" and transitioning to reusable bags by 2025. However, eight years later, plastic bags are still ...

California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags in 2014. The ban went to California residents ...

California’s revised carryout bag law, which took effect January 1, eliminates the exemption that allowed thicker plastic ...

A new California law has banned plastic carryout bags at checkout counters statewide, requiring stores to offer paper bags for a fee or encourage customers to bring their own reusable bags.

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Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that ...

Thicker bags have proliferated in the wake of the statewide ban on thin plastic bags took effect in 2021. Now, some cities ...