Plastic waste is incredibly harmful to wildlife and the environment. Several U.S. states have taken action and banned the use ...

Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California ...

The state is reviewing draft rules for producers to make single-use packaging and food packaging recyclable and compostable ...

ELYRIA, Ohio — Turns out those plastic grocery bags stuffed under kitchen sinks across Lorain County were good for more than just multiplying overnight. They helped local schools win picnic tables and ...

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 ...

MIKE. GOOD MORNING. YEAH. AND GOOD MORNING. IF YOU’RE LIKE ME, YOU WENT TO THE GROCERY SHOPPING THIS WEEKEND. AND WHEN YOU GOT TO THE CHECKOUT, YOU WERE ASKED PAPER OR PLASTIC? WELL, THAT’S A QUESTION ...

Plastic grocery bags are no friend to the environment, but they're hard to avoid altogether. Plastic bags can’t be put out for recycling, so reusing them whenever possible is ideal. But how do you ...

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that ...

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Washington shoppers will pay 4 cents more per plastic grocery bag starting in January. But the bags themselves won’t get any thicker for at least another two years as lawmakers fine-tune the state’s ...