Plastic bag waste, such as this photographed at the Burbank Recycle Center in August 2013, was supposed to be a thing of the past in California. (Raul Roa / Burbank Leader) It was a decade ago when ...

California's plastic bag ban has backfired and led to much more plastic waste, according to a new report from a consumer advocacy group. Ten years ago, the Golden State passed SB 270, a statewide ban ...

Instead of tossing plastic bags in the trash, use them around your home. Learn some of the most useful ways to repurpose ...

(KTLA) – It’s been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other businesses. In the coming year, that ban will become more strict as the ...

For anyone who’s shopped at Trader Joe’s, it’s already a familiar choice: You can carry your groceries out in a paper bag or perhaps a spare cardboard box, in a tote you brought from home or — if ...

Reusable plastic bags and unrecyclable film packaging from Southern California stores and retailers, as seen in Laguna Niguel in 2022. Jan Dell/Handout via REUTERS A trio of state legislators said ...