Roughly 10 years after California tried and failed to ban plastic bags at grocery stores, state lawmakers have passed a law that they say will forever end the choice of “paper or plastic” in checkout ...

California shoppers will once again have to leave plastic bags behind starting in 2026, as a new law closes a loophole that lead to the creation of thicker plastic bags. Lawmakers say the change is ...

Shoppers make their way out of a Hannaford Supermarkets store with their purchases in either paper bags or reusable bags on Sunday, March 1, 2020, in Colonie. A sign at the Stewart's in Troy on Sunday ...

A proposed bill to preserve consumer choice and prevent fee hikes on grocery bags is set for a public hearing next week in ...