Plastic bag ban left N.J. with 65K extra reusable bags. Here’s where they went.
Authors of the new plastic waste report, echoing the first-year report, said after the plastic reduction law roughly 16.5 ...
Montgomery County considers plastic-bag ban, doubling tax on paper bags
An inspector general’s report said the county’s current bag policy has been inefficient, leading to millions of dollars in ...
Concerns over costs and logistical challenges as Annapolis plastic bag goes into effect
It took almost 20 years, but Annapolis’ Plastic Bag Reduction Act is now in effect. The page about the ordinance on the ...
BBC5 年
Plastic or paper: Which bag is greener?
The supermarket chain Morrisons is raising the price of its reusable plastic bags from 10p to 15p as a trial and introducing a 20p paper version. The paper bags will be available in eight stores ...
Proposed plastic bag ban and 10-Cent paper bag tax sparks debate in Montgomery County
Montgomery County residents are voicing opinions about a proposed ban on plastic bags and a 10-cent tax on paper bags, ...
Southeast Iowa Union2 天
Goodwill says goodbye to plastic bags
Goodwill's move aligns with a growing national movement to curb plastic bag use. By January 2024, twelve states had enacted ...
NHK1 年
Plastic bag surcharge goes into effect in Japan
The bags are partially made from environmentally ... Last year, Lawson began serving its small-sized ice coffees in paper cups rather than plastic. Lawson now sells its small iced coffees in ...
CBS News22 天
Annapolis plastic bag reduction act to take effect in Jan. 22
The legislation, passed in July, restricts retail establishments from providing plastic bags to customers at checkout. The bill also requires stores to charge 10 cents for paper bags, with the ...