California passes new plastic bag ban : NPR
WEB3 days ago · September 25, 20241:24 PM ET. By. Bill Chappell. California is banning single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other retailers, after an earlier ban was blamed for making the waste problem ...
California Bans All Plastic Bags After Its First Effort Backfired
WEB5 days ago · In 2021, Californians discarded 5.89 tons of plastic bags per 1,000 people, compared with 4.08 tons of plastic bags per 1,000 people in 2014, according to an analysis by CalPIRG.
California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at ...
WEB6 days ago · A new California law bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026. Consumers who don’t bring their own bags will now simply be asked if they want a paper bag. “Paper or plastic” will no ...
Governor signs California plastic bag bill into law
WEB6 days ago · In 2014, 157,385 tons of plastic bag waste was discarded in California. By 2021, that tonnage had skyrocketed to 231,072 — a 47% jump. Even accounting for an increase in population, the report ...
California bans plastic grocery store bags: When it goes into effect
WEB6 days ago · New Jersey saw its plastic consumption triple after it banned plastic bags in 2022. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the ...
California's Plastic Bag Ban Is Growing: Here's What You Need to …
WEB1 day ago · Plastic bags will soon be completely banned in California grocery stores. California's ban on plastic grocery bags is set to expand, but shoppers still have over a year to wait until paper becomes ...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law banning plastic shopping bags …
WEB6 days ago · SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, …
California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at ...
WEBSep 22, 2024 · With the Governor’s signature, California has finally banned plastic bags in grocery checkout lanes once and for all.”. As San Francisco’s mayor in 2007, Newsom signed the nation’s first ...
Calif. governor signs law banning plastic grocery bags - Spectrum News
WEB5 days ago · California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers can purchase bags made with thicker plastic that purportedly makes them reusable and recyclable. The new measure was approved by state legislators last month and signed Sunday by the governor. It bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026.
California tries again to ban plastic grocery bags - Los Angeles Times
WEBAug 30, 2024 · 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...