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Why SF can still use 'recyclable' plastic bags despite California ban

Mar 4

New California laws going into effect in 2026

Dec 18, 2025

Plastic bags don't go in the recycling. What should you do instead?

You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that there are other ways to get rid of the stuff.

May 25

California sues plastic bag makers

Oct 18, 2025

Keep Tahoe Blue

Nearly 1,400 lbs. of trash picked up at Lake Tahoe post July 4th

Jul 8, 2025

UC Berkeley chemists discover new way to break down plastics

Aug 30, 2024

Program recycles plastic bags into composite decking, outdoor products

Aug 1, 2024

CA bills aiming to eliminate thicker, reusable plastic bags advance

May 30, 2024

Plastic bags from Walmart recycling bins tracked Southeast Asia

Apr 24, 2024

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Why SF can still use 'recyclable' plastic bags despite California ban

Mar 4

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Nearly 1,400 lbs. of trash picked up at Lake Tahoe after July 4th holiday, a decrease from last year

Jul 8, 2025

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Newsom signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores

Sep 23, 2024

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Newsom signs law banning all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores

Sep 23, 2024

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UC Berkeley chemists discover new way to break down plastics

Aug 30, 2024

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Set of bills aiming to eliminate thicker, plastic reusable bags from CA grocery stores advances

May 30, 2024

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Growing concerns over reusable plastic bags in Bay Area

Oct 23, 2023

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CA to start phasing out single-use plastic bags used for meat and produce: Here's why

Oct 8, 2022

Latest Stories

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

The plastic industry claims these heavy-duty plastic bags can be reused up to 125 times.

Oct 23, 2023

CA to start phasing out single-use plastic bags used for meat and produce: Here's why

The bill was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom.

Oct 8, 2022

Microplastic meets oil: 'Plastitar' may be new category of ocean pollutant

A team on the Canary Islands documented dangerous microplastics encased in oily tar balls, created from spills or oil leaking from ships or pipelines.

Jun 17, 2022

Lego tells plastic bags to hit the bricks, will use paper instead per kids' requests

Lego tells plastic bags to hit the bricks!

Sep 16, 2020

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Plastic bags are banned again in California as COVID-19 order expires

Put the reusable bags back in the trunk. The plastic bag ban is back in effect in California.

Jun 23, 2020