Gov. Gavin Newsom signs California plastic bag ban into law
WEB6 days ago · On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will close a legal loophole that has allowed for an increase in California’s plastic bag waste, despite a 2014 law that was designed...
California Bans All Plastic Bags After Its First Effort Backfired
WEB5 days ago · Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness. The only option for customers who lack their own reusable shopping...
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 Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law banning plastic shopping bags …
WEB6 days ago · As San Francisco's mayor in 2007, Newsom signed the nation's first plastic bag ban. "Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new...
California to ban all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
WEB6 days ago · California is banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery store checkouts under legislation that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed on Sunday.. Why it matters: The law that takes effect on Jan. 1, 2026, honors the intent of a ban on single-use bags "enacted 10 years ago that allowed stores to sell customers thicker plastic carryout bags that were considered reusable and met certain recyclability ...
California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at ...
WEB6 days ago · The new measure, approved by state legislators last month, 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.
California is banning plastic bags. What new law means for you
WEB5 days ago · A customer puts plastics bags in a recycling can at a grocery store in Palo Alto in 2010. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Sunday that closes a loophole in California's landmark 2014 plastic bag ...
California governor signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at ...
WEB6 days ago · The environmental nonprofit Oceana applauded Newsom for signing the bill and "safeguarding California’s coastline, marine life, and communities from single-use plastic grocery bags.” Christy Leavitt, Oceana’s plastics campaign director, said Sunday that the new ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery store checkouts “solidifies ...
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 ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Law Banning Plastic Bags At California …
WEBCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law Sunday, SB 1053, aimed at banning the distribution of plastic bags at grocery store checkouts. The legislation, introduced by Sen. Catherine ...
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