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State implements total ban on common grocery store item, but residents are skeptical: 'I don't think it will last'

"Make it make sense." State implements total ban on common grocery store item, but residents are skeptical: 'I don't think it ...
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California’s 2026 Plastic Bag Ban: What You Need to Know | VIDEO

*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 ...
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California’s 2026 Plastic Bag Ban and What It Means for Shoppers

“Plastic bags pollute our environment and break down into microplastics that contaminate our drinking water and threaten our health,” said Jenn Engstrom of the California Public Interest Research ...
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Experts weigh environmental trade-offs of Pittsburgh's single-use plastic bag ban

ON. WTAE.COM. 1237 IS THE TIME ON THIS WEDNESDAY AND PITTSBURGH’S PLASTIC BAG BAN WAS IMPLEMENTED IN OCTOBER OF 2023 TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. IT HAS SPARKED BOTH PRAISE AND QUESTIONS ABOUT ...
Times of San Diego

Law closing loophole in California’s plastic bag ban takes effect in new year

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 ...
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California plastic bag ban in effect: What to know

Single-use and thick "reusable" plastic bags are now banned at all California grocery stores and pharmacies as of Jan. 1 to close previous environmental loopholes. Shoppers must bring their own bags ...