California's Plastic Bag Ban Will Do More Harm Than Good
California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom.
California bans all plastic shopping bags at store checkouts: When will it go into effect?
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.
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California finally ditching plastic bags as partial ban backfired spectacularly
Paper bags are coming back. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, when you buy items at California grocery stores and most other retailers you will no longer have a plastic bag option. Instead, you can purchase a paper shopping bag for 10 cents.
Newsome signs law to ban plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
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
Plastic shopping bags banned at grocery stores by California governor
California shoppers will no longer be asked "paper or plastic" at grocery store checkouts, as a new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom bans all plastic shopping bags
Letters to the Editor: California finally fixed its plastic bag ban, which wasn't a ban at all
Paul Koretz, the former City Council member who authored L.A.'s plastic bag ban in 2013, praises the Legislature for fixing the flawed state law.
City of Carlsbad approves trial ban on single-use plastic bags
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California’s first plastic bag ban made things worse. Now it’s trying again
California and other states -- and some cities -- have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In fact, California's original ban made things worse.
California Passes a New Ban on All Plastic Bags in Grocery Stores by 2026
In California, shoppers will no longer be offered plastic bags at the grocery store checkout. Under a new law, effective January 1, 2026, single-use shopping bags are banned from any point of sale. This includes bags made from plastic,
California Governor Signs Off on Plastic Bag Ban
Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into a law a ban on plastic bags offered at grocery stores and other retail locations.
California adopts plastic bag ban, files lawsuit claiming recycling a 'PR stunt'
After decades of promoting plastics recycling, California adopted a total plastic shopping bag ban and filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil, claiming plastic recycling is a “public relations stunt.” With the state’s outbreak of fecal-transmitted hepatitis among homeless individuals correlated with the onset of the state’s first
Out of the box: Coles unveils cardboard box trial to help reduce single-use plastic bags
In a move to reduce plastic waste and the use of single-use plastic bags in its fresh produce department, Coles has ...
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California to ban all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores after Newsom signs bill
California is banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery store checkouts under legislation that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on ...
California governor bans plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
California shoppers will no longer be asked paper or plastic at grocery store checkouts as a new law signed by Governor Gavin ...
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California bans plastic shopping bags
"Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday ...
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Newsom signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at ...
Gavin Newsom Bans All Plastic Shopping Bags at Grocery Stores
California state governor Gavin Newsom announced that from 2026, all plastic bags will be banned at all grocery store checkouts.