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

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

California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...

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

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

Paper or plastic?” is no longer a question you’ll be asked at the grocery store beginning on Thursday. With 2026 just days ...

California shoppers will once again have to leave plastic bags behind starting in 2026, as a new law closes a loophole that ...

Next time you are asked if you want a bag when checking at the supermarket, you can expect a paper bag as the plastic bag law ...

Editor’s note: After learning about the creations Ruthanne Moore has fashioned in Willamette View’s art studio, we wanted to know more about paper crafting. We asked the art therapists who work with ...