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California’s plastic bag ban is only part of a broader effort. What’s next?

The state is reviewing draft rules for producers to make single-use packaging and food packaging recyclable and compostable ...

Kroger said it would dump plastic bags by 2025. So, why are they still around?

After a yearslong commitment to phase out single use plastic bags from its stores by 2025, here's where Kroger stands.
The Santa Barbara Independent

With Plastic ‘Reusable’ Bags Gone, Santa Barbara Shoppers and Stores Adjust to California’s New Bag Rules

California’s revised carryout bag law, which took effect January 1, eliminates the exemption that allowed thicker plastic ...
Chowhound on MSN

As Of 2026 These US States Have Completely Banned Plastic Grocery Bags

Plastic bags are not biodegradable and pose a huge problem for the environment, the marine ecosystem in particular. These ...

Washington lawmakers push competing bills to ban plastic bags, reduce bag fee

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that ...

Plastic bag ban pleases some Ventura County shoppers, tears at others

California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags in 2014. The ban went to California residents ...
KNKX Public Radio

A new push to ban plastic bags could be in store for Washington

Thicker bags have proliferated in the wake of the statewide ban on thin plastic bags took effect in 2021. Now, some cities ...
The Gazette

The new year will ring in plastic and paper bag fees for Colorado Springs shoppers

Colorado Springs shoppers will discover big changes in the new year at groceries, convenience stores, pharmacies and other retailers. Beginning Sunday, a new state law will require shoppers to pay a ...