Plastic bags are not biodegradable and pose a huge problem for the environment, the marine ecosystem in particular. These ...

Unfortunately, many shoppers aren’t reusing their reusable bags. Research reveals one major setback with reusable grocery ...

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

Shoppers who don't bring a reusable bag will be charged a 10-cent fee for paper bags at most retail establishments. Five ...

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California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags in 2014. The ban went to California residents ...

In 2018, grocery store giant Kroger announced it would phase out "use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags" and transitioning to reusable bags by 2025. However, eight years later, plastic bags are still ...

Thicker bags have proliferated in the wake of the statewide ban on thin plastic bags took effect in 2021. Now, some cities ...

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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 ...