Plastic bags are not biodegradable and pose a huge problem for the environment, the marine ecosystem in particular. These ...

The state is reviewing draft rules for producers to make single-use packaging and food packaging recyclable and compostable ...

That extra fee at the grocery store for a plastic shopping bag isn’t just an inconvenience –– it is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems, according to a new study. Policies that ban or ...

After a yearslong commitment to phase out single use plastic bags from its stores by 2025, here's where Kroger stands.

With more cities, states and countries banning single-use plastic bags, paper has become a popular alternative at the grocery checkout. At first glance, this seems like an obvious win for the ...

California became the first state in the nation to ban single-use plastic bags in 2014. The ban went to California residents ...

Washington banned thin, single-use plastic shopping bags in 2021. But since then, the state has seen an increase in plastics ...

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 for any ...

Thicker bags have proliferated in the wake of the statewide ban on thin plastic bags took effect in 2021. Now, some cities ...