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California is banning single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other retailers, after an earlier ban was blamed for making the waste problem worse. Here, a worker pulls a plastic bag from a ...

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 ...

Plastics policy debates have moved way beyond bag bans and fees — these days the topic du jour in state legislatures is broad-based packaging EPR laws — but how to handle retail bags still gets a lot ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of ...

Beaufort County is leading a broader effort to restrict bags and other items made of plastic. Beaufort’s preliminary vote was ...

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste. The ban ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pile of colorful empty plastic shopping bags - Irina Tiumentseva/Getty Images Has this ever happened to you? You get to the ...