California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store check outs, including the thicker, ...

The new measure bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026. Consumers who don't bring their own bags will be offered a ...

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. “We deserve a ...

California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could purchase bags made with a thicker plastic that purportedly made them reusable and ...