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.

California’s revised carryout bag law, which took effect January 1, eliminates the exemption that allowed thicker plastic ...

Plastic bags are not biodegradable and pose a huge problem for the environment, the marine ecosystem in particular. These ...

Here's the thing that nobody talks about when they hand you a trendy tote at the checkout. Those bags everyone's carrying ...

The new California law bans all plastic carryout bags at grocery, pharmacy and convenience store checkouts, including thicker ...

California shoppers are adjusting to a new reality at checkout counters across the state as plastic bags have been officially ...

California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...

Despite growing public scrutiny and legal challenges over its use of plastic, Coca-Cola appears to be moving backward on packaging sustainability. Earlier this decade, the soda giant publicly pledged ...

Thirteen states across the country have enacted bans on "single-use" plastic bags, with upwards of 500 cities doing the same. More could be on the way. Environmental groups claim that these bags are ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Two bills aiming to ...

Coca-Cola is reducing its plastic recycling targets from previous commitments, which advocacy groups say is an abandonment of its reuse goals. The beverage giant’s announcement comes just as talks for ...