TRENTON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A single-use plastic bag ban is now in effect in New Jersey. Starting today, Wednesday, May 4, most grocery stores in the Garden State will not be allowed to give out ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Starting Jan. 1, plastic shopping bags will no longer be available at grocery stores under a new state law. “I’m not a fan,” said Nicholas Tran, co-owner of Vien Dong 4 ...

At the Target store on Riverside Boulevard on Friday, stacks of plastic bags sat prominently at checkout counters — the only visible option available for shoppers at both self-checkout kiosks and ...

Hygiene experts from Addmaster are warning that reusable bags could be carrying worrying levels of contamination. One study in the US detected harmful bacteria in 51% of reusable bags, while another ...

Did you know Americans throw away around 365 plastic bags every year? In addition to the harmful exposure that plastic has on our health, as well as the waste that one plastic bag per day across ...

The Montgomery County ban on plastic bags will go into effect Jan. 1, 2026, with the option for shoppers to either purchase a paper bag for 10 cents or bring their own reusable bag. Earlier this year, ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — That plastic bag at checkout will soon be a thing of the past. Beginning in 2026, California retailers will fully phase out plastic bags in favor of paper and reusable ...

In January, a ban on plastic bags goes into effect in most of Montgomery County, Maryland. Only a handful of municipalities have not passed similar bans yet. “Starting Jan. 1, plastic carryout bags ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1053, authored by Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D–Encinitas), banning the distribution of plastic bags at grocery stores, pharmacies, and retail checkout ...