More cities around the world are starting to put into practice some sort of plastic bag ban or tax. Type in 'plastic bag ban' in Google and you're likely to receive more than 2000 articles. In general ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A newly Senate-passed bill would ban plastic bags and implement a fee for paper bags at stores across Massachusetts. Under the ...

There's finally incontrovertible proof that plastic bag bans are bad for your health. That should be very disturbing news to all of those who have managed to force people into using reusable grocery ...

Plastic bag bans are policies and laws that prohibit or limit the use of single-use plastic bags, part of an attempt to curb and reduce plastic waste and environmental degradation. Before COVID-19, ...

A $3.64 billion environmental bond bill advancing through the Massachusetts Senate includes a provision that would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at stores ...

The Senate’s poised to pass a $3.64 billion borrowing bill that would pump state funding into various long-range environmental objectives. The legislation designates $500 million to help towns make ...

The Elgin City Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a ban on single-use plastic checkout bags at larger retailers. If approved, Elgin would be one of the only municipalities in the state ...

Now, the sponsor of that ordinance is making it even tougher, by including small retailers, and claiming he has the votes to approve the ban-the-bag ordinance, no matter what the mayor says, the ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and requiring shoppers to bring reusable bags or pay a small fee. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock The Malaysian state of Perak has banned single-use plastic bags and issued strict warnings for local ...

Those convenient plastic bags used by almost every retailer are under attack. The city of Jackson, Wyoming, has been contemplating a plastic bag ban for months and one major chain with stores in Idaho ...