Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The idea is simple: Reduce plastic waste by requiring shoppers to bring their own reusable bags. The reality is messy. Plastic bag ...

Dec. 11—When getting her groceries, Lisa Villella almost always forgets her reusable bags at home. "I think this is the only time I've ever remembered to bring one," she said coming out of Grocery ...

At Sprouts, Ralphs, and Pavilions, checkout lines moved without the usage of familiar bagging of thick plastic “reusable” bags — the kind the state now says were rarely reused at all. Some shoppers ...

If you live in New Jersey, it is almost a guarantee that you have a reusable grocery bag at home or in your car. The odds are also high that the bag is filled with several more. The growing stockpiles ...

*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 ...

The idea is simple: Reduce plastic waste by requiring shoppers to bring their own reusable bags. The reality is messy. Plastic bag bans have spread across the nation, but some data suggests that ...