that 'plastic bag companies invented these thicker plastic bags that technically meet that definition of reusable but are clearly not being reused and don't look like reusable bags and which just ...

Eight states have banned single-use plastic bags from stores ... will simply be asked if they want a paper bag, if they haven’t brought a reusable bag. This straightforward approach is easy ...

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

There are currently 25 “reusable” grocery store-style bags sitting at my front door, half a dozen large shopping bags and a similar number of bags with dividers to carry bottles home from the ...

In theory, the heavier bags were reusable. But in practice, they became a more substantial form of waste. “A plastic bag has an average lifespan of 12 minutes and then it is discarded, afflicting our ...

The new revamped law bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026, asking customers to bring their own reusable bags or buy a paper shopping bag for an additional fee. Jenn Engstrom ...

In the future, Maryland consumers in Montgomery County could forget about plastic ... cents per bag — double the rate they now pay if they don’t opt to bring their own reusable bags to the ...