Walmart Will do Away With Paper and Plastic Bags at Oregon, Washington Stores

March 21, 2023 Amanda Arden, KOIN

Walmart shoppers in both Oregon and Washington can bid shopping bags farewell. The store is doing away with both paper and plastic bags in all stores in both states starting April 18. 

Walmart Will Stop Providing Single-Use Plastic and Paper Bags in NY and Colorado in January

January 3, 2023 Ben Tobin, Insider

If you’re a Walmart shopper in Colorado or New York, you better be ready to bring your own bag to the retailer — or be ready to spend a little extra. 

California First to Ban Plastic Produce Bags

November 10, 2022 Lotus Sustainables

California just became the first state to sign a bill that bans the distribution of plastic “pre-check out” bags. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent signing of Senate Bill 1046 will affect all grocery stores in California and eliminate those rolls of plastic bags we see in almost every produce section. State Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman (D-Stockton) authored the bill, which passed the legislature on a party-line vote.

California Becomes the First State to Ban Plastic Produce Bags

October 18, 2022 Jason Hahn, PEOPLE

Plastic produce bags will be phased out of California grocery stores and supermarkets over the next two years.

Wegmans to remove Plastic Bags From all Maryland Stores

July 21, 2022 Joshua Barlow, WTOP

In an effort to curb packaging made from fossil fuels, Wegmans Food Markets said Thursday that it will stop providing single-use plastic bags in all of its Maryland stores.