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Connecticut environmentalists raised their reusable water bottles for a toast when Public Act 19-117 was passed six years ago, phasing out single-use plastic bags at checkouts. The law was structured ...

Over the past decade, many cities and states across the country have passed plastic bag bans and taxes in an effort to curb plastic pollution. While it still may be too early to gather definitive data ...

Vermont achieved a statewide ban on plastic bags. Active since 2020, the ban led to a massive 91% drop in their use, according to an article published on Phys.org. The clear policy with public support ...

Five years after it was implemented, Vermont’s plastic bag ban appears to be working. A University of Vermont study released last week found a 91 percent reduction in use of the environmentally ...

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 ...

Park Ridge city leaders are considering either outright banning single use plastic bags or charging for them at major grocers. At the City Council Committee of the Whole meeting Monday, aldermen ...

A new study finds that regional plastic bag bans in the U.S. significantly reduce coastal plastic bag litter compared with areas without such policies. Single-use plastic bags are one of the most ...

A statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at checkouts in grocery stores took effect Jan. 1. The bill, SB 1053 authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bolsters existing state law that allowed ...

(The Center Square) – A new law is closing what some officials have called a loophole in California’s plastic bag ban. Senate Bill 1053 was passed and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2024, but ...