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

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

Conveyors send mixed plastic into a device that will shred and then recycle them at recycling plant in Vernon on Jan. 24, 2014. (Reed Saxon / Associated Press) Ever since their invention in 1959, ...

California shoppers will once again have to leave plastic bags behind starting in 2026, as a new law closes a loophole that ...

It’s both easy and hard to miss plastic grocery bags—easy because they’re strong, light, free, and they can double as little trash bags once you’ve got them home and emptied out your groceries, and ...

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In various cities and states, plastic bag bans have taken hold as a way to reduce pollution and prevent excess waste from harming the environment. But what differences have the laws made in helping ...

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste. The ban ...

A family collect plastic waste on the shore inn Ocean Conservancy's clean up in the Norwegian Northern town of Skjervøy. Plastic bag bans in the U.S. have proven effective in reducing plastic litter ...

The amount of plastic from shopping bags has gone up in Washington despite a ban on single-use plastic bags, according to a study prepared for the state. Why it matters: The 2021 ban requiring stores ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups. Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous ...

Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous with shopping. For many people, it’s difficult to imagine a quick grocery run without the crinkle of a plastic bag, and even ...