Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of ...

California shoppers are adjusting to a new reality at checkout counters across the state as plastic bags have been officially banned since January 1.

Thirteen states across the country have enacted bans on "single-use" plastic bags, with upwards of 500 cities doing the same. More could be on the way. Environmental groups claim that these bags are ...

Armstrong Williams’ commentary “Are plastic bag bans increasing plastic use?” missed the point of plastic bag bans, which is to remove the bags from circulation in order to decrease litter and ...

In 2018, grocery store giant Kroger announced it would phase out "use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags" and transitioning to ...

California banned single-use plastic grocery bags in 2016, becoming the first state to take this major environmental step. In the eight years it has been in effect, billions of flimsy plastic bags ...

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

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 ...

A loophole that allowed for thick, reusable plastic bags at the checkout counter is closing.