Every year, around 500 billion plastic grocery bags are used worldwide. And an estimated 10 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean yearly. To help combat this waste, several American ...

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 ...

California will ban thick “reusable” plastic checkout bags on Jan. 1, 2026, closing a loophole in its 2014 plastic bag law.

Starting Jan. 1, restaurants and retailers in Washington state will raise the price of plastic carry-out bags to 12 cents per ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2026, both Washington shoppers will see a 4-cent increase in the price of plastic film carryout bags.

Starting Jan. 1, 2026, it will be more expensive to buy a plastic film carryout bag at Washington restaurants and retailers.

WASHINGTON - Starting in 2026, shoppers across Washington will see an increase in plastic grocery bag fees, rising from eight ...

Beginning on Jan. 1, 2026, an additional four-cent charge will be added to each plastic bag sold by retailers and restaurants ...

Environmentalists in Virginia Beach are lobbying for the city to include a fee on single-use plastic bags in order to ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WAOW) - Residents at Mount View Care Center are turning plastic bags into an act of kindness. Over 3,500 bags ...

Shoppers likely would see a 10-cent fee per plastic and paper disposable bags at the checkouts of major supermarkets and Walmart by early 2014, according to policy direction given to city staff by the ...