California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the state's updated plastic bag ban Sept. 22, rejecting calls for a veto from the bag industry and approving a law that will only allow paper bags to be sold at ...

The plastic recycling industry took issue with the bill, however. “We are disappointed that Governor Newsom has chosen to sign Senate Bill 1053,” said Erin Hass, executive director ...

Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had ...

AND AN INTERESTING SIDE NOTE TO THIS STORY INVOLVING GOVERNOR NEWSOM SIGNING THIS LATEST PLASTIC BAG BAN AS MAYOR OF SAN FRANCISCO BACK IN 2007. HE WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST TO SIGN A PLASTIC BAG BAN ...

"Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 1053 into law on Sunday, which bans plastic bags from being provided at grocery store checkouts. The Golden State was the first in the country to enact a law ...

“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California ...