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California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter as of Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on all single-use plastic bags at the point of sale. The new policy closes a ...

*Starting January 1, 2026, California will no longer allow any plastic carryout bags at store checkouts. This includes both thin single-use bags and thicker “reusable” plastic bags, which had been ...

Many supermarkets and grocery stores in greater Los Angeles that I shop at have made plastics non grata at checkout for several months, but starting Jan. 1, 2026, it’s official: Shoppers won’t be able ...

Legislation authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear that bans the sale of thick, reusable plastic bags at grocery checkouts will take effect on Jan. 1. The Encinitas Democrat’s legislation, passed ...

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 ...

A large-scale soft plastics recycling facility at Taree is processing most of Australia's recycled soft plastics and stockpiled waste from the failed REDcycle scheme. Processed soft plastic is sent to ...

New laws go into effect every year, but few have as broad an impact on California consumers as the state’s full ban on plastic grocery store bags, which takes effect Thursday. Shoppers are already ...

New laws will take effect in California on Jan. 1 that can change hiring practices and the way we shop for groceries, cars and food on online platforms. Many new laws will affect Californians daily, ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Hundreds of bills signed into law by Gov. Newsom are set to take effect in California in 2026. The list of new laws, most of which take effect Thursday, include a minimum wage ...

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