Eight states have banned single-use plastic bags from stores, and the results of the bans have been a mixed bag, with some ...

Ten years ago, California became the first U.S. state to ban plastic bags. But over the next few years, the state’s landfills ...

A loophole in the initial ban allowed retailers to provide thick-walled plastic bags and charge 10 cents a piece for them. Though technically reusable and recyclable, the heavier-duty sacks still ...

If you need an accessible way to store your plastic bags but don't want to spend money on a storage container, find out how ...

Under the county’s current laws, retailers charge 5 cents for plastic bags. Four cents go to the county for its Water Quality ...

City council members are awaiting a response from the court of appeals, after Athens Athens County Court of Common Pleas ...

Bogged down by all the necessities in their purses, moms toting water bottles and snacks galore are creating a Bogg Bag boom as they scramble for the coveted tote. The behemoth plastic tote has ...

That may seem obvious on the face of it, but manufacturing and distributing thicker plastic shopping bags was the fatal flaw in a failed decade-long bag ban. An updated bag ban introduced by state Sen ...

Montgomery County leaders are considering a bill that would ban plastic carryout bags and place a 10-cent fee on paper bags.

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SAN FRANCISCO – Paper or paper? In California, shoppers will have only one bag option at the checkout line starting in 2026. A decade ago, California became the first US state to ban single-use ...