Senate Bill 1053, authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bans plastic bags from being offered at checkout at grocery stores.

That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, stores will be ...

California shoppers will once again have to leave plastic bags behind starting in 2026, as a new law closes a loophole that ...

A new California law aimed at reducing plastic waste is already changing the checkout experience for shoppers across the ...

California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...

A statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at checkouts in grocery stores took effect Jan. 1. The bill, SB 1053 authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bolsters existing state law that ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — The way people get ...

California voters previously approved a statewide referendum upholding a ban on single-use carryout plastic bags in November ...