SACRAMENTO — California’s environmental-friendly lawmakers were quite proud of themselves when, in 2014, they passed a first-in-the-nation ban on stores from handing out so-called single-use plastic ...
Under current law, which was updated in 2025, retailers will need to increase the thickness of the plastic bags they provide ...
Conveyors send mixed plastic into a device that will shred and then recycle them at recycling plant in Vernon on Jan. 24, 2014. (Reed Saxon / Associated Press) Ever since their invention in 1959, ...
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OLYMPIA — Lawmakers aim to reduce pollution from plastic bags by establishing higher standards for the use of bags at retail establishments. Substitute House Bill 1205 is co-sponsored by 16 Democratic ...
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Research reveals one major setback with reusable grocery bags: 'We should try not [to] do that'
Unfortunately, many shoppers aren’t reusing their reusable bags. Research reveals one major setback with reusable grocery ...
SPOKANE, Wash. — Single-use plastic bags will no longer be an option in Washington starting Friday. Environmentalists hope it will protect the state’s ecosystem and limit water pollution.
Paper or plastic — we all know the question. It conjures images of conveyor belts, sounds of beeps as items are scanned and maybe even smells of fresh mint as you wait in line near the packs of gum.
The High Court has upheld plastic paper bags ban that was effected last year. [File, Standard] The High Court has upheld plastic paper bags ban that was effected last year. Justices Kossy Bor, Samson ...
More stores in Boulder will charge a disposable bag fee starting next month. The Boulder City Council expanded its disposable bag fee ordinance to comply with the state's Plastic Pollution Reduction ...
Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous with shopping. For many people, it’s difficult to imagine a quick grocery run without the crinkle of a plastic bag, and even ...
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