Starting New Year's Day, when you go shopping in California, you may notice a change. In 2026, plastic bags are out and paper bags are in. What’s changing? A new law is taking effect on Jan. 1 that ...

*Starting January 1, 2026, California will no longer allow any plastic carryout bags at store checkouts. This includes both thin single-use bags and thicker “reusable” plastic bags, which had been ...

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At the Target store on Riverside Boulevard on Friday, stacks of plastic bags sat prominently at checkout counters — the only visible option available for shoppers at both self-checkout kiosks and ...

Single-use and thick "reusable" plastic bags are now banned at all California grocery stores and pharmacies as of Jan. 1 to close previous environmental loopholes. Shoppers must bring their own bags ...

California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter as of Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on all single-use plastic bags at the point of sale. The new policy closes a ...

A plastic bag ban will go into effect in Montgomery County starting Jan. 1. For the most part, disposable plastic bags won’t be available in stores anymore. County officials want you to BYOB – bring ...

A statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at checkouts in grocery stores took effect Jan. 1. The bill, SB 1053 authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bolsters existing state law that allowed ...

On Dec. 19, at the Target store on Riverside Boulevard, stacks of plastic bags sat prominently at checkout counters—the only visible option available for shoppers at both self-checkout kiosks and ...