The Montgomery County Council unanimously voted Tuesday to approve a proposed near-complete ban on the use of plastic ...

The new law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, will overhaul a 2012 county law on plastic and paper bag use. County officials ...

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.

That followed a statewide ban on plastic retail bags, prohibiting retailers from handing them out to customers, which went into effect in March 2020. The decision to relocate was not connected ...

Learn more about the art of shopping at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Watch Artist Aymar Ccopacatty, National Museum of the American Indian Artist Leadership Program participant, show ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia grocery stores could be forced to do away with plastic shopping bags. House Bill 1662, introduced by Del. Michael Jones (D-Chesterfield), would make it illegal ...

Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic ...

It seems the next logical step up from reusable shopping bags, which experts have estimated could save more than 22,000 plastic bags over their lifetime. UK retailers like M&S, Morrisons ...

County Executive Marc Elrich said he supports the carryout plastic bag ban that was approved by the county council this week.

Tiny pieces of plastic that have made their way into ... minuscule pieces that break off from items such as shopping bags and food packaging – can be linked to heart disease, dementia and ...

Senate Bill 551, the so-called “beyond the bag ban” bill, would build on regulations lawmakers approved in 2019.