It also sets a minimum 10-cent fee for every recycled paper bag provided to a customer. Under the proposal, five cents from ...

The bill would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at Massachusetts stores.

The MA legislature has advanced a sweeping environmental bond bill that includes a provision to ban single-use plastic bags.

(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 ...

Critics say these types of proposals are bad for small businesses.

Vermont achieved a statewide ban on plastic bags. Active since 2020, the ban led to a massive 91% drop in their use, according to an article published on Phys.org. The clear policy with public support ...

Beaufort County looks to close a loophole in a 2018 ordinance banning plastic bags and extend the ban to include disposable Styrofoam food containers.