(KTLA) – It’s been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other businesses. In the coming year, that ban will become more strict as the ...

two reusable grocery bags loaded with produce and bread held beside a person's legs - Zbynek Pospisil/Getty Images Just a few decades ago, folks got by just fine without plastic grocery bags. They are ...

We start with *** ban on plastic bags. Starting January 1st, grocery stores will no longer be able to sell plastic bags at all. Technically, California banned those bags in 2014, but it left an ...

Elgin, Illinois, is set to implement a groundbreaking ordinance banning single-use plastic bags at large retailers, including ...

ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS, AND YOU MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR OTHER BAGS. OUR EMILY MAHER IS LIVE IN WALTHAM TONIGHT TO EXPLAIN. EMILY. WELL, MARIA, THIS ISN’T A NEW CONCEPT HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS. MANY CITIES AND ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — If you're a resident in Montgomery County and use plastic bags as trash bags or just everyday uses, now might be a good time to stock up on canvas bags and totes. Bring your ...

Next time you are asked if you want a bag when checking at the supermarket, you can expect a paper bag as the plastic bag law goes into effect the first of the year. The change comes from Senate Bill ...

California's plastic bag ban took effect Jan. 1. The ban was signed into law more than a year ago. Paper beats rock. Scissors beats paper. The question shoppers outside a WinCo Foods grocery store in ...

As a $3.6 billion environmental bond bill moves through the Massachusetts Senate, some business groups are objecting to a provision in the legislation that would ban plastic bags at stores throughout ...