More than 230,000 tons of plastic waste. That’s the weight of discarded plastic bags Californians threw away in 2021. With numbers like these, it’s clear California’s plastic bag ban isn’t ...

California lawmakers have approved two bills that would prohibit grocery stores from offering plastic bags. FOX 11 Los Angeles. California to ban reusable bags starting in 2026.

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 ...

Gov. Newsom signs legislation to ban plastic bags from California grocery stores 00:45 "Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law ...

Plastic bags at stores across California could soon become a relic of the past after lawmakers passed two bills that would expand the state’s existing single-use bag ban to include the &#8220… ...

CBS News Los Angeles Live. Lawmakers have passed a pair of identical bills to ban all plastic grocery bags in the state of California. The companion bills, AB-2236 and SB-1053, both aim to ...

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.

Governor Gavin Newsom just signed SB 1053, from Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas), into law, which will eliminate plastic bags at California grocery store checkout lanes. Those heavy-duty, ...

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 is now the first state in the country to ban all plastic bags — including recyclable bags — from grocery stores. Take-out containers may be next. INSKEEP: Second, I can't say that I ...

Plastic bags at stores across California could soon become a relic of the past after lawmakers passed two bills that would expand the state’s existing single-use bag ban to include the &#8220… ...