Customers at Aldi, the discount grocery retailer, will no longer be able to purchase plastic shopping bags from the popular chain. Aldi announced this month that stores have ended the plastic-bag ...

A locally owned grocery store fed up with a rise in theft in its Inland Empire community is trying to crack down on the problem by restricting the use of large personal shopping bags in the store. On ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a cleaner ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Why do some stores charge for paper bags? It has been almost four years since New York State banned single-use plastic shopping bags. If you forgot to bring a reusable bag, that may ...

Shoppers in California will no longer be able to get plastic bags for their shopping starting in 2026. The measure, passed by state lawmakers in 2024, eliminates all plastic shopping bags on offer in ...

Setting a reminder on your phone can be an effective way to remember your reusable shopping bags. Schedule a recurring alert for days when you usually go grocery shopping or other regular errands. ...