From Beaufort, South Carolina to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and from Jefferson City to Providence, a familiar policy script is ...

Update: This story was updated to indicate that the waste board meeting, originally scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 22, has been canceled. It will be rescheduled at a later date. Like a zombie that won't ...

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

In 2018, grocery store giant Kroger announced it would phase out "use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags" and transitioning to reusable bags by 2025. However, eight years later, plastic bags are still ...

At the Target store on Riverside Boulevard on Friday, stacks of plastic bags sat prominently at checkout counters — the only visible option available for shoppers at both self-checkout kiosks and ...

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1053, authored by Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D–Encinitas), banning the distribution of plastic bags at grocery stores, pharmacies, and retail checkout ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — A new California law, effective now, will make single-use plastic carryout bags a thing of the past. Governor Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 1053, authored by Sen. Catherine ...