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Shoppers hit with new checkout fee as 2026 'carryout' law starts in grocery stores

Shoppers across the US are seeing higher charges at grocery store checkouts as a new phase of a carryout bag law tied to 2026 ...
Westword

Colorado Legislators Vote to Keep Ten-Cent Fee on Paper Bags

Hang on to your reusable grocery bags. Colorado’s single-use bag fee is here to stay. State legislators voted down an effort to repeal a recent law that requires retailers to charge ten cents for ...
The Press of Atlantic City

Ventnor to discuss single-use bag fee

VENTNOR — In an effort to reduce the number of plastic bags that wind up polluting the ocean, members of Downbeach green teams and the Surfrider Foundation South Jersey Chapter want the city to impose ...

Washington lawmakers push competing bills to ban plastic bags, reduce bag fee

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that would either reduce the fee and reintroduce thinner, single-use plastic ...
WHYY

Philadelphians will soon face 10-cent paper bag fee at grocery stores, markets and more

FILE - A person shops for produce at a grocery store in Baltimore, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. Starting next year, shoppers in Philly will need to pay for paper bags at grocery stores. (AP Photo/Stephanie ...
komonews

New year, new plastic bag fee: Why Washington restaurants, retailers will raise the cost

SEATTLE — Starting Jan. 1, 2026, Washington state shoppers will see a 4-cent increase in the price of plastic film carryout bags at restaurants and retailers, raising the minimum cost to 12 cents per ...
The Daily Overview on MSN

Grocery shoppers hit with new checkout fee as 2026 carryout law kicks in

Grocery shoppers across the country are discovering a new line on their receipts as 2026 carryout rules take hold, with bag charges climbing and plastic options disappearing at many checkouts. The new ...