Spring is getting a dash of pastel colors for Trader Joe’s customers once more as the grocer brings back the color for its canvas mini tote bags.

Trader Joe’s stores have started restocking large canvas tote bags following a sudden increase in demand.

Plastic grocery bags are no longer allowed at checkout in California — the first state in the nation to ban them. KPBS environment reporter Tammy Murga explains how the new law fits into California’s ...

"Are you taking a bag?" It's a question shoppers hear at tills all over the country every day, but the levy attached to taking a bag is under scrutiny. Where does it go? South Africa’s plastic bag ...

Plus, more of her favorite bags and organizers from $20. Annie Blackman is a writer for InStyle where she covers news and deals on fashion and beauty on Amazon. She has been covering fashion, beauty, ...

At Sprouts, Ralphs, and Pavilions, checkout lines moved without the usage of familiar bagging of thick plastic “reusable” bags — the kind the state now says were rarely reused at all. Some shoppers ...

Authorities in Ohio have arrested a 41-year-old mother they allege admitted to killing her toddler daughter by placing a plastic bag over her head. Sharon Sakoulos called 911 on Wednesday, December 31 ...

No Katy Perry, in 2026, we won’t be feeling like a plastic bag drifting through the wind. That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, ...

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, ...

At the Target store on Riverside Boulevard on Friday, stacks of plastic bags sat prominently at checkout counters — the only visible option available for shoppers at both self-checkout kiosks and ...

In January, a ban on plastic bags goes into effect in most of Montgomery County, Maryland. Only a handful of municipalities have not passed similar bans yet. “Starting Jan. 1, plastic carryout bags ...

As reported in my commentary from two months ago, starting next month, the fee for thick reusable plastic bags will increase from eight cents to 12 cents. Factor in sales tax, and consumers will ...