Plus, New Zealand became the first nation to ban both plastic shopping bags and plastic produce bags. As for the California legislation, "we've known for a long time that plastic bags create ...

While a January 2024 study shows that similar bans across the country have cut single-use plastic bag consumption significantly, many reusable shopping bag options are not particularly sustainable.

California’s plastic grocery bag waste actually increased after the first ban went into effect, according to the state’s ...

Sweden’s conservative government today eliminated a 25-cent tax on plastic shopping bags. The tax was introduced in 2020 to meet the European Union’s consumption target for plastic bags, and by 2023 ...

Although you may store reusable shopping bags to take to the grocery store in order to avoid using disposable plastic ones, ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in ...

It used to be, “Paper or plastic?” but now in Colorado, it’s “How many bags do you want to purchase ... Aurora uses the funds for its shopping cart clean-up initiative and future ...

ST JOHNS, Fla. — A whale’s chances of living were greatly reduced because of a plastic bag found inside its stomach. A dwarf sperm whale calf stranded on a St. Johns County beach in September.

Supermarket chain SPAR Hungary has introduced recyclable shopping bags made from the company’s plastic waste in its stores. The company says it uses 150 tonnes of plastic waste each year to ...

In the future, Maryland consumers in Montgomery County could forget about plastic bags at the grocery store. Those will be banned — with some exceptions — if a new bill passes the council this ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. (7News) — Shoppers in Montgomery County may no longer have the option to use plastic bags in the future. New legislation introduced this past week would ban all plastic bags.

If you’re tired of dragging shopping bags across the parking lot or struggling to carry a few too many items up the stairs, one of the best shopping carts could make your errands a whole lot easier.