California law bans plastic bags at grocery checkouts, requiring shoppers to use reusable bags or pay for the recycled paper ...

Judith Enck, founder of Beyond Plastic and a former Environmental Protection Agency official, has repeatedly emphasized that ...

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

The new law also includes future requirements for paper bags. By 2028, paper bags offered at checkout must be made from at ...

SB 1053 and AB 2236 were passed by the California legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2024. It goes into ...

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

Under Senate Bill 1053, stores and pharmacies across California will no longer be allowed to offer plastic bags. Starting in ...

Grocery stores may offer recycled paper bags at checkout, or consumers can use their own bags to carry out purchases.

In the midst of the holidays, New Jerseyans are approaching a sustainable milestone this December: seven months into the state’s single-use plastic bag ban. Since May 4, the law has banned single-use ...

The countdown to New Jersey’s strict bag ban is over and a new set rules goes into effect May 4 at grocery stores, bodegas, restaurants, schools and retail stores. While the Garden State survived ...

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