Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California ...

California banned single-use plastic grocery bags in 2016, becoming the first state to take this major environmental step. In the eight years it has been in effect, billions of flimsy plastic bags ...

Japanese researchers have developed shopping bags made from potato starch that dissolve in water and leave no microplastics ...

This year, California updated its plastic bag ban by allowing grocery stores to offer only paper bags at checkout. Will that ...

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A Los Angeles Times editorial is asking for a "do over" in the plastic bag ban that actually led to more plastic waste, according to a recent report. After California became the first state in 2016 to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California is suing three plastic bag manufacturers that officials say are violating state law by providing bags ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pile of colorful empty plastic shopping bags - Irina Tiumentseva/Getty Images Has this ever happened to you? You get to the ...

When I was growing up, my mom packed my lunch for school every single day — I was so lucky to open my lunch box to ...