SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A state bill to close a loophole in California’s single ... “reusable” bags made out of recycled plastic film. It would also revise the requirement for stores ...

A new law taking effect on January 1, 2026, in California will ban the use of plastic shopping bags in the state. Sen.

“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California ...

The new measure, approved by state legislators last month, bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026. Consumers who don't bring their own bags will now simply be asked if they want a paper ...

Not content with banning single-use plastic bags, California lawmakers have now banned all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores. A previous law allowed Californians the option of buying thicker ...

While the letter of the law stipulated that bags of any kind containing plastic, including reusable shopping bags ... suspended California’s statewide plastic bag ban. Plastic bag bans in ...

In terms of fact over fiction, one does not have to look too far for laws passed in California that weren’t based on reality ...

Over the past 10 years California learned a lesson in recycling; if you want to reduce plastic waste, don’t produce more of it. That may seem obvious on the face of it, but manufacturing and ...

Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic ...

In a post on Truth Social Friday, Donald Trump blasted California Governor Gavin Newsom's plan to safeguard the state from the president-elect's future policies. Gov. Gavin Newsom is awarding $ ...

Learn more about the art of shopping at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Watch Artist Aymar Ccopacatty, National Museum of the American Indian Artist Leadership Program participant, show ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping ...