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Two Month Resusable Bag Ban Ends In California

June 30, 2020 5:00 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom’s Executive Order that temporarily allowed free plastic bags inside supermarkets and other stores expired this weekend, leading to an uncertain situation between consumers, environmentalists, and health experts. The plastic bag ban resumes Executive Order N-54-20 was signed...

Statewide Plastic Bag Ban Suspended Until June

April 24, 2020 1:39 pm

On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order to suspend the 2016 plastic bag ban for 60 days out of COVID-19 coronavirus concerns. The law, which started out as Senate Bill 270 in 2015 and later as Proposition 67...

California Bans Small Plastic Bottles In Hotels

October 10, 2019 4:12 pmOctober 11, 2019 8:47 am

Plastic bottles containing shampoo, conditioner, and other common personal care products found in hotels will be illegal under new California law. AB 1162 was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom yesterday, setting a 2023 deadline for large hotels, and...