City council members are awaiting a response from the court of appeals, after Athens Athens County Court of Common Pleas ...

Eight states have banned single-use plastic bags from stores, and the results of the bans have been a mixed bag, with some ...

(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic ...

California makes a second stab at a ban that actually prohibits plastic bags at grocery stores. Here's what you need to know ...

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YOU HAVE TO HAVE A MARKET. YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PLACE TO SEND IT. PLASTIC BAGS. NO CHANCE. THEY GET PICKED OUT AND THROWN INTO A BIN HEADED FOR THEIR FINAL DESTINATION. THERE JUST AREN’T GOOD ...

In California, shoppers will have only one bag option at the checkout line starting in 2026. A decade ago, California became the first U.S. state to ban single-use plastic bags, the flimsy sacks ...

TRENTON, NJ - New Jersey has already banned plastic bags, plastic straws, but apparently, those bans are saving the earth fast enough. Now, state Democrats ...

It also keeps the lightweight plastic bags out of trees or stuck in bushes for months at a time as they slowly disintegrate. The bags are notorious litter offerings, oftentimes ending up in area ...

Reusable plastic bags and unrecyclable film packaging from Southern California stores and retailers are seen in Laguna Niguel. Jan Dell/Handout via REUTERS California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a ...