In various cities and states, plastic bag bans have taken hold as a way to reduce pollution and prevent excess waste from harming the environment. But what differences have the laws made in ...

After the corrugated board is converted to boxes, “High-speed, direct to packaging inkjet printers could then be used in ...

Under the county’s current laws, retailers charge 5 cents for plastic bags. Four cents go to the county for its Water Quality ...

and the PE is made domestically from natural gas,” a general manager of bag supplier Crown Poly said in a 2023 report (PDF) prepared by Freedonia Custom Research on behalf of an industry group, the ...

It also keeps the lightweight plastic bags out of trees or stuck in bushes for months at a time as they slowly disintegrate. The bags are notorious litter offerings, oftentimes ending up in area ...

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 ...

In California, shoppers will have only one bag option at the checkout line starting in 2026. A decade ago, California became the first U.S. state to ban single-use plastic bags, the flimsy sacks ...

Recycling can be confusing enough as it is. To help, here's what those little numbers in recycling symbols actually mean.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a cleaner ...

California will no longer offer the option to ask for a plastic bag when checking out at grocery stores. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning the distribution of these bags across the state ...

Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could purchase bags made with a thicker ...