California shoppers are adjusting to a new reality at checkout counters across the state as plastic bags have been officially ...

California’s revised carryout bag law, which took effect January 1, eliminates the exemption that allowed thicker plastic ...

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In 2018, grocery store giant Kroger announced it would phase out "use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags" and transitioning to ...

The state is reviewing draft rules for producers to make single-use packaging and food packaging recyclable and compostable ...

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

That's where Aldi comes in to save the day, with a must-have $7 kitchen essential that offers a smart, compact solution to ...

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that ...

Country Living explore which tea bag brands are plastic-free, recyclable and biodegradable, from supermarket own brand tea bags to the main tea brands sold across the UK. Luckily, there are a number ...

Shoppers likely would see a 10-cent fee per plastic and paper disposable bags at the checkouts of major supermarkets and Walmart by early 2014, according to policy direction given to city staff by the ...

When the British supermarket chain Tesco Plc first started ­collecting plastic bags and wrappers from customers to be recycled in March 2021, Caroline Ragueneau was thrilled. She was working as a ...

Results are in for the first year of Philadelphia’s plastic bag ban. A study estimates the policy eliminated over 200 million plastic bags in the city — enough to fill City Hall every eight months.