If you live, work, or, most importantly, shop in unincorporated Los Angeles County, reusable shopping bags should be on your holiday wish list, because the ban on single-use plastic bags expands to include smaller stores effective January 1, 2012. more ›

Did you know that an average Californian uses 500 to 600 plastic bags each year? For those still toting groceries and other sundries in plastic from the store to the car to the house, Thursday offers an opportunity to convert to a plastic bag-free life. A Day Without a Bag is an annual event aimed at promoting awareness of the harm single-use plastic bags cause the environment, and to encourage consumers to trade their plastic for eco-friendly reusable bags. more ›

One of the first major stores in the US to initiate a surcharge per plastic bag, IKEA, has announced that they will stop providing customers with disposable bags entirely in October of this year. more ›