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 ...
Beaufort County is leading a broader effort to restrict bags and other items made of plastic. Beaufort’s preliminary vote was ...
California's new plastic bag law went into effect on January 1. It forbids any business from giving away or selling plastic ...
Connecticut environmentalists raised their reusable water bottles for a toast when Public Act 19-117 was passed six years ago, phasing out single-use plastic bags at checkouts. The law was structured ...
NEWS EIGHT’S JAKE REYES EXPLAINS. A NEW YEAR CALLS FOR NEW RESOLUTIONS. SOME CUT OUT CARBS COST, BUT IN LANCASTER TOWNSHIP, IT’S PLASTIC BAGS. AS SOON AS I RAN OUT, I STOPPED CARRYING THEM. I DIDN’T ...
Plastic bag bans and fees have spread across the United States, and new research show they're doing a good job at cutting down on litter, although some rules work better than others. In places where ...
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 ...
DENVER — Single-use plastic bags will be leaving large Colorado stores in 2024. The new law is part of House Bill 21-1162 that the Colorado General Assembly enacted in 2021. Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, ...
On July 1, Salisbury will join a number of Maryland cities in banning the use of single-use plastic bags thanks to an ordinance by its City Council. According to Ordinance 2756, approved Dec. 6, 2022, ...