As of January 2026, 12 U.S. states have banned plastic grocery bags, requiring shoppers to pay 5-12 cents for paper ...

"I have got bags in bags in bags." Research reveals one major setback with grocery bag fees: 'It's really bad' first appeared ...

Unfortunately, many shoppers aren’t reusing their reusable bags. Research reveals one major setback with reusable grocery ...

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that ...

California’s revised carryout bag law, which took effect January 1, eliminates the exemption that allowed thicker plastic ...

Prevent a mess of plastic bags under the sink by using these expert organizing hacks. Plastic grocery bags are no friend to the environment, but they're hard to avoid altogether. Plastic bags can’t be ...

In 2018, grocery store giant Kroger announced it would phase out "use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags" and transitioning to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Seven years ago, the Ohio-based grocery chain Kroger pledged to get rid of plastic bags in all of its stores by 2025. Kroger made the announcement in August 2018, stating it ...

California shoppers are adjusting to a new reality at checkout counters across the state as plastic bags have been officially ...

California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags in 2014. The ban went to California residents via Proposition 67 in 2016 and was approved by 53% of the voters. The ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — “Paper or plastic?” Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when they roll up to the checkout aisle at grocery stores will soon be a ...