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Gardener shares grandmother's amazing trick for using old plastic bags to upgrade the backyard: This is a great hack

"My mother taught me to do something similar." Gardener shares grandmother's 'amazing' trick for using old plastic bags to ...
Apartment Therapy

You Should Never Throw Away a Plastic Berry Container Again — Here’s 4 Storage Uses for Them

In a TikTok video, creator Alyssa Barber takes an empty plastic berry carton and threads each ribbon through the holes at the ...

8 Common Items You Shouldn’t Store In Zip-Top Bags

Zip-top bags are handy for stashing many things, but sealable plastic bags aren't suitable for storing everything. Here are ...
Archie 5 on MSN

Testing crazy foam and plastic bag tricks with epic drifting finale

Join us as we dive into the world of amazing foam and plastic bag hacks! We’ll explore super sticky foam and the strength of ...
Southern Living

10 Creative Ways To Repurpose Old T-Shirts

Discover creative and sustainable ways to repurpose old T-shirts. Give your old tees a new purpose with these ideas from experts.
Fox 5 San Diego

Shoppers adjust as California plastic bag ban goes into effect

CARDIFF, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A new California law aimed at reducing plastic waste is already changing the checkout experience for shoppers across the state, including in North County. As of Jan. 1, ...
spectrumnews1

California plastic bag ban: How shoppers and stores are adjusting

LOS ANGELES — A new year means new laws, and one of those new laws affects your experience at the grocery store. You may have noticed you’re no longer asked the question: Paper or plastic? That’s ...
KTTV

California plastic bag ban in effect: What to know

Single-use and thick "reusable" plastic bags are now banned at all California grocery stores and pharmacies as of Jan. 1 to close previous environmental loopholes. Shoppers must bring their own bags ...
Times of San Diego

Law closing loophole in California’s plastic bag ban takes effect in new year

Legislation authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear that bans the sale of thick, reusable plastic bags at grocery checkouts will take effect on Jan. 1. The Encinitas Democrat’s legislation, passed ...
Plastics Today

Attention Shoppers: California’s ‘Improved’ Plastic Bag Ban Goes Into Effect

Many supermarkets and grocery stores in greater Los Angeles that I shop at have made plastics non grata at checkout for several months, but starting Jan. 1, 2026, it’s official: Shoppers won’t be able ...
Sacramento Bee

California bans plastic bags at grocery stores. Here’s what to know about new law

You won’t be hearing that common question at California grocery stores any more starting Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. That’s when a new statewide ban on plastic bags goes into effect. Senate Bill 1053, ...
wtvr

Richmond's 5-cent plastic bag tax goes into effect on Jan. 1

RICHMOND, Va. — Richmond shoppers will start paying a 5-cent tax on plastic bags beginning in 2026, following City Council's approval of the environmental initiative in June. The fee will appear on ...