After an Ordinance Committee meeting on Sept. 30 and a City Council meeting on Oct. 1, both groups voted favorable to enact a ...

Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas). “This easy change eliminates plastic bags from the point of sale and helps California ...

“A plastic bag has an average lifespan of 12 minutes and then it is ... “Stores may offer paper bags at the point-of-sale, ...

By ARTHUR VIDRO On Consumerism While I was in college, plastic bags hit the supermarkets for the first time. Initially they ...

Advocates pushing for California legislation to ban plastic bags altogether from grocery store checkouts plan to gather Tuesday for a news conference. The rally will be at the southwest corner ...

and expands on previous measures that restricted thinner plastic bags but allowed the sale of thicker ones marketed as reusable and recyclable. State Sen. Catherine Blakespear, a vocal advocate ...

The state is leading the charge in the war against plastic at grocery stores and in the courtroom as Santa Barbara continues ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness. The only option for customers who lack their own reusable shopping ...

The environmental group's warning has already been heeded by supermarkets including Morrisons and the Co-op, which have discontinued the sale of plastic bags for life. Friends of the Earth said ...

Somalia on Tuesday imposed a long-delayed ban on single-use plastic bags to help tackle pollution, the latest African country to try to stem the tide of non-biodegradable waste.

The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste. By Soumya Karlamangla Reporting from San Francisco Paper or paper?