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In 2018, grocery store giant Kroger announced it would phase out "use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags" and transitioning to reusable bags by 2025. However, eight years later, plastic bags are still ...

It's out with the plastic and in with the paper this year in Montgomery County, Maryland. A new plastic bag ban took effect New Year's Day with mixed reaction from shoppers. "I mean, as I was packing ...

A statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at checkouts in grocery stores took effect Jan. 1. The bill, SB 1053 authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bolsters existing state law that allowed ...

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 ...

A wave of new state laws taking effect in 2026 covers everything from wages and workplace protections to gender-neutral bathrooms in public schools, firing squads, and taxes. Forty-three states will ...

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 ...

New rights give car buyers a 3-day window to return a used vehicle for a refund and mandate that landlords must equip apartments with stoves and refrigerators starting in the new year. Labor ...

Starting New Year's Day, when you go shopping in California, you may notice a change. In 2026, plastic bags are out and paper bags are in. What’s changing? A new law is taking effect on Jan. 1 that ...

You won’t be hearing that common question at California grocery stores any more starting Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. That’s when a new statewide ban on plastic bags goes into effect. Senate Bill 1053, ...

We start with *** ban on plastic bags. Starting January 1st, grocery stores will no longer be able to sell plastic bags at all. Technically, California banned those bags in 2014, but it left an ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. (7News) — Montgomery County is banning plastic grocery bags in the New Year. The "bring your own bag" law, taking effect Jan. 1, also increases the tax on paper bags from 5 ...