Plastic bags infest the Kansas prairie, degrading and threatening our health. We can change course.

Each spring, volunteers walk along the Kansas River for the annual Earth Day Kansas River Cleanup. In a few hours, they pull ...
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These US States Have Completely Banned Plastic Grocery Bags As Of 2026

two reusable grocery bags loaded with produce and bread held beside a person's legs - Zbynek Pospisil/Getty Images Just a few decades ago, folks got by just fine without plastic grocery bags. They are ...
Santa Barbara Independent

California Bans ‘Reusable’ Plastic Grocery Bags, Sues Exxon for Alleged Decades of Deception About Plastic Recycling

Governor Gavin Newsom just signed SB 1053, from Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas), into law, which will eliminate plastic bags at California grocery store checkout lanes. Those heavy-duty, ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Can heavy-duty plastic bags really be reused as many times as industry says? ABC7 puts them to test

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco was the first city in the nation to get rid of single use plastic bags in 2007. In 2014, the rest of the state would also ban the so-called urban tumbleweed.
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The Park RecordOpinion

Green Tips: Reusable bags save a lot of plastic or paper at the grocery store

"I used to never bring reusable bags to Trader Joe’s. I’d walk out with four giant paper bags and no plan for what to do with them." ...
Yahoo

Letters to the Editor: Finally, a ban on 'reusable' plastic bags that no one reuses

To the editor: The bill passed by the California Legislature to eliminate plastic bags at grocery stores, even the thicker "reusable" ones that are rarely reused, is a long overdue. I am pleased to ...
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As cost of grocery bags rises to 12 cents, WSU study finds bag fee is creating more plastic waste even as number of bags plummets

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 ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: Finally, a ban on ‘reusable’ plastic bags that no one reuses

To the editor: The bill passed by the California Legislature to eliminate plastic bags at grocery stores, even the thicker “reusable” ones that are rarely reused, is a long overdue. I am pleased to ...