California's Plastic Bag Ban Is Growing
LET’S TALK | OPINION: Plastic or paper? The latter only, California says
On Sept. 22, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that bans 'em. "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 recyclable," according to an Associated Press story dated the day of the signing.
California's Plastic Bag Ban Is Growing: Here's What You Need to Know
The Golden State is going all out to block plastic bags at grocery stores -- but it'll take a while for the new law to kick in.
California solves its biggest problem: Plastic bags
California has finally solved its biggest problem. No, not the homelessness or poverty or cost of living or literacy.
California tries to fix its plastic bag ban with a new law after the first effort backfired
California is banning single-use plastic grocery bags again after a previous ban allowed thicker plastic bags, leading to increased plastic waste in landfills.Bill Chappell reports for NPR.In short:California's 2014 ban allowed stores to sell thicker plastic bags,
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,
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Newsom signs law banning plastic grocery bags
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1053 on Sunday, banning the use of plastic bags at grocery store checkouts across ...
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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. “We deserve a ...
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California updates statewide plastic grocery bag ban due to loophole complaints
The law now stipulates that bags contain a minimum of 40% post-consumer recycled material and be accepted for recycling by a majority of curbside programs. Despite a previous ban on single-use ...
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California Gov. Newsom signs law banning plastic grocery bags
which banned so-called single-use bags but still allowed grocery stores to provide plastic bags to customers if they were reusable and recyclable. However, many observers said consumers did ...