Starting January 1, California will ban plastic bags for grocery store shoppers — and make them pay for paper bags.

is this happening anywhere else?

Been using reusable bags for a while now

you can still reuse the stuff. just saying you wont be able to get them (plastic shopping bags) from the grocery store anymore

Newly passed laws in California will ban all plastic bags from grocery stores by 2026
https://www.npr.org/2024/10/03/nx-s1-5129855/newly-passed-laws-in-california-will-ban-all-plastic-bags-from-grocery-stores-by-2026

This post was edited by TiStuff on Dec 1 2025 09:58am

Kinda already been that way here in Oregon but it's getting worse. We're phasing out the reusable plastic bags and going towards paper, but also paper without the handles. So it kinda sucks sometimes.

Connecticut did it they charged a 10 cent tax on every plastic bag all the stores switched to paper and still charged you 10 cents.

so maybe its happening nation wide? maybe they figuring out how nasty plastic pollution is?

Plastic is quite nasty, can't get off it entirely ofc but we should move in an environmentally friendly direction

It's why I got a hybrid suv recently

cant wait

Yeah there's several towns around me that have done this for years.
Other towns have a fee for getting plastic bags, if they even offer them.

This post was edited by Diutinus on Dec 1 2025 10:12am