“Paper or plastic?” Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when they roll up to the checkout aisle at grocery stores will soon be a thing of the past. On ...

As part of an ongoing statewide investigation into plastic bag producers and their recyclability in California, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Oct. 17 a lawsuit against Novolex Holdings LLC, Inteplast ...

“Paper or plastic?” Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when they roll up to the checkout aisle at grocery stores will soon be a thing of the past. On ...

California Lawsuit Says Makers of Plastic Bags Lied About Products Being Recyclable SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California ramped up its efforts to curb plastic pollution Friday — suing three ...

California ramped up its efforts to curb plastic pollution Friday — suing three plastic-bag makers, alleging the companies falsely claimed their products were recyclable. State Attorney General Rob ...

Washington shoppers will pay 4 cents more per plastic grocery bag starting in January. But the bags themselves won’t get any thicker for at least another two years as lawmakers fine-tune the state’s ...

FROM DISCARDED PLASTIC BAGS TO SOMETHING THAT BRINGS COMFORT AND HOPE. A LOCAL CHURCH IS TURNING EVERYDAY TRASH INTO A TANGIBLE ACT OF KINDNESS. JOYCE OGIRRI SHOWS US THE CREATIVE WAY VOLUNTEERS ARE ...

Plastic bag sales have increased for the first time in a decade thanks to a boom in online shopping. Last year some 437 million single-use plastic carrier bags were bought in England, 7 per cent more ...

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 ...

Plastic bag bans and fees have spread across the United States, and new research show they're doing a good job at cutting down on litter, although some rules work better than others. In places where ...