Gov. Gavin Newsom in late September signed a bill into law that will make his state's preexisting ban on plastic grocery bags complete. Ten years ago, California became the first state to ban thin ...

“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 that bans all plastic shopping bags.

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.

“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 that bans all plastic shopping bags.

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 ...

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 ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem.

A new law signed Sunday by California Gov. Gavin Newsom bans all plastic shopping bags in grocery stores.

The new measure, approved by state legislators last month, bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026.