Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" ...

California's new plastic bag law went into effect on January 1. It forbids any business from giving away or selling plastic ...

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, ...

two reusable grocery bags loaded with produce and bread held beside a person's legs - Zbynek Pospisil/Getty Images Just a few decades ago, folks got by just fine without plastic grocery bags. They are ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco was the first city in the nation to get rid of single use plastic bags in 2007. In 2014, the rest of the state would also ban the so-called urban tumbleweed.

To the editor: The bill passed by the California Legislature to eliminate plastic bags at grocery stores, even the thicker “reusable” ones that are rarely reused, is a long overdue. I am pleased to ...

Today, the second phase of Los Angeles’ plastic bag ban went into effect. That means smaller grocery stores can no longer hand out plastic bags, and have to charge 10 cents for paper bags. The law ...

Dec. 11—When getting her groceries, Lisa Villella almost always forgets her reusable bags at home. "I think this is the only time I've ever remembered to bring one," she said coming out of Grocery ...

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 cleaner ...