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Single-use and thick "reusable" plastic bags are now banned at all California grocery stores and pharmacies as of Jan. 1 to close previous environmental loopholes. Shoppers must bring their own bags ...

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New laws go into effect every year, but few have as broad an impact on California consumers as the state’s full ban on plastic grocery store bags, which takes effect Thursday. Shoppers are already ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Starting Jan. 1, plastic shopping bags will no longer be available at grocery stores under a new state law. “I’m not a fan,” said Nicholas Tran, co-owner of Vien Dong 4 ...

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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, ...