On January 1st, 2026, the statewide minimum fees for plastic film carry-out bags will increase from 8 cents to 12 cents per ...

Spokane, WA. - Washington state shoppers will have to shell out more money for plastic bags bought at store check-outs in ...

This is what the data says about plastic bag bans. Plastic bag bans have been popping up across the country for the past decade, but a lawmaker in one state is looking at walking back the law enacted ...

For now, California is offering guidance, not mandates, on what stores should do with plastic bags already in storage.

Have a barrage of plastic bags fly out of your cabinet every time you open it? Put an end to the mess and make yourself a ...

Beginning in 2026, California retailers will fully phase out plastic bags in favor of paper and reusable options, marking ...

Consumers in California will no longer receive plastic bags, but paper bags, to reduce environmental pollution ...

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 will ban all plastic shopping bags at checkout, closing loopholes by prohibiting thicker reusable plastic bags and ...

A plastic bag ban will go into effect in Montgomery County starting Jan. 1. For the most part, disposable plastic bags won’t ...

Results are in for the first year of Philadelphia’s plastic bag ban. A study estimates the policy eliminated over 200 million plastic bags in the city — enough to fill City Hall every eight months.