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That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, stores will be ...

The day state officials handed Riley a large black plastic trash bag that smelled like lemon is seared into the former Oregon foster youth’s mind. “I will never forget my first trash bag,” Riley ...

Senate Bill 1053 prevents grocery stores, retail stores with a pharmacy, convenience stores, food marts, and liquor stores ...

On Dec. 19, at the Target store on Riverside Boulevard, stacks of plastic bags sat prominently at checkout counters—the only ...

Richmond will charge a 5-cent plastic bag tax starting in 2026 at grocery and convenience stores, raising $400,000 for ...

Move over, baseball caps and T-shirts. Logo-emblazoned cloth grocery bags could soon become the most popular company freebie in the Puget Sound region. Seattle became on Monday one of the first major ...

For half a century, New York City residents have taken out their trash by flinging plastic bags stuffed with garbage straight onto the sidewalk. Now many are having to adjust to putting their garbage ...