plastic bags

TRENTON — Three months before New Jersey's ban on plastic bags takes effect in retail stores, restaurants and supermarkets, lawmakers are considering changes to pantries and food banks exempted.The law, which takes effect May 4, is expected…

Regina's bylaw banning plastic bags officially comes into effect on Tuesday. The regulations state that any retail or food business that provides a plastic checkout bag can be fined. This includes biodegradable plastic. Nor can a person…

…

A bill recently proposed in Albany that would establish minimum recycled content requirements for plastic trash bags represents a reasonable and environmentally friendly approach to circularity, an economic concept that encourages the…

The Virginia General Assembly passed legislation last year authorizing the new tax of 5 cents per disposable plastic bag supplied to retail customers by grocery stores, drugstores and convenience stores. Fredericksburg City Council passed…

Buyers filling their orders at Fredericksburg grocery stores will soon have to pay for plastic bags. Today, the city announced that it will start taxing retailers five cents for each disposable plastic bag used from January 1, 2022. The…

Staff, courtesy of Stasher If 2021 served anything universal, it was that we could all be a little more organized and eco-conscious in the kitchen. One of the most effective…

Catch them while you can because as of Thursday, single-use plastic bags in Laval will be a thing of the…

Do you rely solely on plastic bags when you check out at the supermarket or convenience store?This is due to change in about six months, so you are advised to start adjusting your habits now so that you can more easily adjust to a…

The ban on plastic bags in Philadelphia will affect businesses that use take-out and delivery bags. Credit: Max Mester On…

Washington bans single-use plastic bags begins October 1, 2021, after a 9-month period due in the COVID-19 emergency room. Washingtonians will begin to see fewer plastic bags littering state roads, parks and streams starting October…

After a period of…

A new statewide plastic bag ban will come into effect on Friday, October 1, 2021. The bag ban prohibits the distribution of single-use plastic take-out bags by restaurants, retail stores, small vendors and grocery stores.…

Where are single-use bags prohibited? Albuquerque's plastic bag ban, officially Albuquerque's Clean and Green Retail Ordinance (O-48), resumed on August 1 after being suspended during the coronavirus pandemic, when people…

LONDON, September 23, 2021 / PRNewswire / - ULTIX's important eco-mission to reduce the amount of plastic in our oceans (which is expected to exceed the number of fish by 2025) is powered by this user-friendly, practical and stylish bag.…

(The Center Square) - Shoppers in certain northern Virginia locations will see a new charge on their…

ALEXANDRIA, VA - A plastic bag tax was approved by Alexandria City Council on Saturday, making Alexandria one of three jurisdictions that passed the tax last week.Localities have the power to implement a single-use plastic bag tax…

"Prepayment" plastic bags, like these in the produce section of Berkeley Bowl West, would be banned under a new ordinance proposed by board member Kate Harrison. Instead, stores should provide paper bags and charge 10 cents each for…

According to a study, a tote bag would have to be used every day for 54 years to offset the overall impact of its production. - Photo Getty Images via ETX Studio SEPTEMBER 6 - This outward symbol of an individual's inner commitment…

guides Get ready for your soon to be plastic bag free future. Get a captivating long read and must-have lifestyle tips…

REDONDO BEACH, Calif .-- Surfing takes a ton of paddling, and it's a full body workout that often lasts for hours. Everything happens without a sip of water. What would you like to know Han Bae has been surfing for 15 years Bae finds…

A man who had previously been deported from the United States was arrested last month after swimming across the Detroit River to Michigan from Canada, officials said.Christopher Sagajllo, 56, of the United Kingdom, was indicted in federal…