City environmental watchdogs have come up with a proposal to ban plastic bags in Laguna and put a surcharge on paper bags for some retailers — but not just yet. The Environmental Committee adopted a ...

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PROVIDENCE – It was another busy day in what is shaping up to be a busy session in the General Assembly for the environment. On Tuesday, bills moved closer to enactment to purchase more offshore wind ...

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

In 2018, Kroger pledged to eliminate single-use plastic bags by 2025 as part of its Zero Hunger, Zero Waste initiative.

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday signed into law Senate Bill 551, which will eliminate all bags made of plastic film at checkout at restaurants, grocery stores, and other ...

Sheepshead Bay students want to change the way their school thinks about environmental issues. About 30 high-school environmental science students created the longest chain of plastic grocery bags in ...

Plastic consumption in New Jersey spiked by nearly three times following the state’s implementation of a strict ban on single-use plastic shopping bags, a study found. "Following New Jersey’s ban of ...

The humble supermarket plastic bag is accused of causing litter and filling landfill sites. The levy put on plastic bags in Ireland has been called a success by the Irish government and a member 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.

Plastic shopping bags have gained attention lately because of their harmful nature and ubiquity in our lives. Despite such public awareness, I am appalled to see most shoppers entering grocery stores ...

Environmental advocacy nonprofit PennEnvironment released a letter Wednesday signed by 100 Pittsburgh businesses and organizations in support of a plastic bag ban, an ordinance expected to come before ...