She says she and two roommates recently tossed 175 reusable bags — collected via grocery delivery and in-store shopping ... still remain in effect. The plastic bag ban has had an unintended ...

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Governor Gavin Newsom just signed SB 1053, from Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas), into law, which will eliminate plastic bags at California grocery store checkout lanes. Those heavy-duty, ...

LESLEY MCCLURG, BYLINE: California has led on plastic bag bans since 2007, when the nation's first ban was enacted, as reported by CBS at the time. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED ...

The new law, first announced in February, prohibits the importation, production, sale and use of plastic bags, which usually end up dumped as litter or buried in landfills. Environmental ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

Black-colored plastic used in children’s toys, takeout containers, kitchen utensils and grocery meat and produce trays may contain alarming levels of toxic flame retardants that may be leaching ...

Homeowners are permitted to use certain plastic bags inside their compost bins, according to the city Sanitation Department. “To ensure that our curbside composting program is easy for residents ...

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