Supermarket chain Big Y, which has 30 stores across Connecticut, will phase out single-use plastic bags in its stores by 2020. National chains Costco and Aldi, which both have stores in ...

First day of no plastic bags at the check-out and Ms. Trifero was already equipped with a half-dozen Big Y reusable bags for shopping. “I come every week and every week they would say it, so I ...

That will all change in 2026, when California closes that loophole and shoppers will either have to pay for paper, carry out their items by hand, or bring a reusable bag into the store.

SPRINGFIELD — Big Y will eliminate single-use plastic bags from its checkouts on Aug. 1, having moved up the previously announced January deadline for the move. “Our team kind of felt that we ...