Paper or plastic?” is no longer a question you’ll be asked at the grocery store beginning on Thursday. With 2026 just days ...

The bill is designed to close a loophole that allowed thicker plastic bags to proliferate, contributing to an increase in ...

Beginning in 2026, California retailers will fully phase out plastic bags in favor of paper and reusable options, marking ...

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

California lawmakers have passed a second plastic bag ban after admitting the state's first ban failed its goal of reducing plastic waste. State Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, and ...

Connecticut environmentalists raised their reusable water bottles for a toast when Public Act 19-117 was passed six years ago, phasing out single-use plastic bags at checkouts. The law was structured ...

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

Richmond will charge a 5-cent plastic bag tax starting in 2026 at grocery and convenience stores, raising $400,000 for ...

Have a barrage of plastic bags fly out of your cabinet every time you open it? Put an end to the mess and make yourself a ...

Starting Jan. 1, a plastic bag ban will go into effect in Montgomery County, Maryland. (WTOP/John Domen) In January, a ban on plastic bags goes into effect in most of Montgomery County, Maryland. Only ...

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