That extra fee at the grocery store for a plastic shopping bag isn't just an inconvenience –– it is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems, according to a new study. Policies that ban or ...

Honolulu City Council will vote on changes to the plastic bag ban at its meeting Wednesday. If the bill passes, environmental groups will consider it a victory in getting rid of thicker, 2.25 mil ...

Nearly two years after New Jersey enacted one of the toughest plastic bag bans in the nation, is it working? A study making its way around the state and the nation — paid for by a group that’s been ...

“Never beating the plastic bag allegations,” reads the text on a video posted to Telfar’s TikTok Wednesday. He is referring to his iconic, cult-favorite shopping bags, dubbed the “Bushwick Birkin” are ...

The banned bags are back. In 2017, Kenya passed a law banning single-use plastic bags — the kind that grocery stores and other vendors give you to hold your purchases. The law was inspired by the toll ...

Ringing in the new year in Colorado also means bringing your reusable bags on errands in 2024. On Monday, Coloradans buying groceries, grabbing dinner, or shopping at chain retail stores will need to ...

"Paper Mart has been a trusted partner to businesses for over 100 years," said Ishani DePillo, VP of Marketing. "With this law going into effect, our goal is not only to provide affordable, compliant ...

Allegheny County Council is set to consider a ban on single-use plastic bags that largely mimics a similar measure recently implemented in Pittsburgh. The measure is set to be introduced to County ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, businesses in Anne Arundel County will no longer provide plastic bags to customers, as the Bring Your Own Bag Plastic Reduction Act (Bill 19-23) takes ...

Nearly three years into New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, residents continue to collect reusable bags, throw them out or donate them. A pilot program aimed at collecting extra reusable bags — helping to ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Shoprite Holdings, South Africa's biggest supermarket chain, said on Tuesday it would pay customers for reusing its newly introduced recyclable bag as it joined domestic ...