California voters previously approved a statewide referendum upholding a ban on single-use carryout plastic bags in November ...

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 ...

That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, stores will be ...

Paper or plastic?” is no longer a question you’ll be asked at the grocery store beginning on Thursday. With 2026 just days ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the wind, are among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines.

For at least 15 years, state lawmakers from both parties have been trying to ban single-use plastic bags throughout Massachusetts, a frustrating process for legislators, environmentalists, and ...

California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter starting Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on ...

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

According to a United Nations paper and media reports analyzed by Statista, 91 countries and territories in the world have passed some sort of full or partial ban on plastic bags. While plastic bag ...