California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...

While it’s safe to reuse plastic bags, you’ll want to clean them between uses for sanitary purposes and to reduce any ...

California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter starting Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on ...

Every year, around 500 billion plastic grocery bags are used worldwide. And an estimated 10 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean yearly. To help combat this waste, several American ...

That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, stores will be ...

Consumers in California will no longer receive plastic bags, but paper bags, to reduce environmental pollution ...

The new law also includes future requirements for paper bags. By 2028, paper bags offered at checkout must be made from at ...

SB 1053 and AB 2236 were passed by the California legislature and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2024. It goes into ...

A stricter plastic bag ban is set to take effect in Montgomery County, Maryland, in just a few days, removing plastic bags ...

CHICO, Calif. - California’s tightened plastic bag ban took full effect Thursday, leaving shoppers with fewer options at ...

An associate professor at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has suggested raising the price of single-use bags at ...

Spokane, WA. - Washington state shoppers will have to shell out more money for plastic bags bought at store check-outs in ...