The idea is simple: Reduce plastic waste by requiring shoppers to bring their own reusable bags. The reality is messy. Plastic bag bans have spread across the nation, but some data suggests that ...

When Washington’s ban on single-use plastic bags went into effect in October 2021, the goal was to reduce plastic waste by changing shopping habits. Rather than walking out of the grocery store with a ...

SALEM Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon legislature has passed a bipartisan bill banning the use of plastic film checkout bags at restaurants, grocery stores and retail stores statewide. Senate Bill 551, ...

Mitchell Sissons of Stadium Thriftway in Tacoma puts customers groceries into a recycled plastic grocery bag on Monday 12/14/15. Dean J. Koepfler The News Tribune, file photo I know that I’m not the ...

Charleston County Council will look at making some changes to an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags to extend to thick ...

After more than a decade of negotiations and failed efforts to reduce the use of plastics, Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit large retailers from offering single-use ...

California, Hawaii and New York have all banned plastic bags on the state level. Only three states in the U.S. have passed laws banning single-use plastic bags as the global war on plastic production ...

Eric Smith plans to file a lawsuit against the city of Duluth over the cost of plastic bags. He attended the Duluth City Council meeting Monday to ask about the bag ordinance fee. He said when he ...

BALTIMORE (WBFF) — Plastic bags will eventually be removed from Baltimore County businesses, forcing shoppers to invest in reusable bags or pay a fee. The Baltimore County Council voted to pass a ...

TOWSON, Md. (WBFF) — A proposal to ban plastic bags in Baltimore County was introduced at the Baltimore County Council meeting on January 3, 2023. The "Bring Your Own Bag" Act was introduced by ...

(WJAR) — Come July, all single-use plastic bags will be taken out of Stop & Shop stores across the Northeast. In addition to the elimination of single-use plastic bags, a spokesperson for Stop & Shop ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Imagine if Richmonders had to pay 5 cents for every plastic bag that they use to carry groceries from the store. Eight Virginia localities have already passed ordinances to ...