California law bans plastic bags at grocery checkouts, requiring shoppers to use reusable bags or pay for the recycled paper ...

California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter starting Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on ...

The new year brings additional PFAS regulations, as well as restrictions on plastic bottles at hotels and on certain takeout ...

The start of 2026 meant many new laws taking effect around California, including the ban on single-use plastic bags.

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.

A new law is closing what some officials have called a loophole in California’s plastic bag ban. Senate Bill 1053 was passed ...

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

New laws go into effect every year, but few have as broad an impact on California consumers as the state’s full ban on ...

Senate Bill 1053 prevents grocery stores, retail stores with a pharmacy, convenience stores, food marts, and liquor stores ...

As the new year turns over, laws regarding polystyrene foam bans and restrictions on hotel single-use plastic take effect in ...

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department is no longer accepting single-use plastic bags in blue recycling bins, even bundled, to address issues caused by processing them. The ...