On Oct. 17, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a press release announcing the conclusion of a statewide ...

A ban on single-use bags included an exemption for bags meant to be reused and recycled. Except, they weren’t. New legislation aims to fix that. By Hiroko Tabuchi Almost a decade ago, California ...

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State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered along U.S. shorelines — potentially cutting that type of waste in half in ...

All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think. Credit...Photo by Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Supported by By Rachel Nuwer With more ...

The survey on the city of Elgin’s website is simple. Two questions. But how residents answer could have a major impact on the city.

Attention shoppers: you won’t be able to get single-use plastic bags at Stop & Shop stores for much longer. The supermarket chain will stop offering them by July, the company said in a statement.

The Golden State's chief legal officer announced a settlement with four producers of plastic bags for misleading the public in falsely claiming that the bags are recyclable.

“Eliminating the retail distribution of single-use plastic bags helps prevent litter and plastic debris from entering Narragansett Bay and our local waters,” DEM Director Terry Gray said. PROVIDENCE — ...

Nearly three years into New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, residents continue to collect reusable bags, throw them out or donate them. A pilot program aimed at collecting extra reusable bags — helping to ...