Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" ...

A locally owned grocery store fed up with a rise in theft in its Inland Empire community is trying to crack down on the problem by restricting the use of large personal shopping bags in the store. On ...

Customers at Aldi, the discount grocery retailer, will no longer be able to purchase plastic shopping bags from the popular chain. Aldi announced this month that stores have ended the plastic-bag ...

MIKE. GOOD MORNING. YEAH. AND GOOD MORNING. IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, YOU WENT TO THE GROCERY SHOPPING THIS WEEKEND. AND WHEN YOU GOT TO THE CHECKOUT, YOU WERE ASKED PAPER OR PLASTIC? WELL, THAT’S A QUESTION ...

Shoppers in California will no longer be able to get plastic bags for their shopping starting in 2026. The measure, passed by state lawmakers in 2024, eliminates all plastic shopping bags on offer in ...

ALDI has eliminated plastic shopping bags from all of its 2,300 U.S. stores. The retailer announced meeting its end of 2023 goal last week, adding that the action will save nearly 4,400 tons of ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Aldi shoppers will no longer be able to purchase plastic shopping bags at more than 2,300 stores across the United States. The German-based supermarket chain announced last week ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Why do some stores charge for paper bags? It has been almost four years since New York State banned single-use plastic shopping bags. If you forgot to bring a reusable bag, that may ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a cleaner ...