What's Up with the Bag Ban? State Releases Updated Guidance on ...

The State has issued the following guidance encouraging cities and counties to enforce the bag ban: ... Retailers should accept reusable bags and ...

California's first plastic bag ban made things worse. Now it's trying ...

California is enacting a new ban of single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other retailers, after an earlier ban was blamed for making the waste problem ...

Analysis finds bag bans effective at reducing plastic waste, litter

Plastic Bag Bans Work, a new report released Thursday by U.S. PIRG Education Fund, Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier ...

Plastic bag bans can sometimes backfire: Study - WRBL

Although bans on the free distribution of plastic bags may encourage some customers to increase their use of reusable bags, pack more groceries ...

Plastic bag bans in the United States - Wikipedia

Some attempts at banning plastic shopping bags statewide (for example in Massachusetts, though as of May 2023, 162 of the 301 cities and towns in the state have ...

Single-Use Bag Ban : Production and Design - Oregon.gov

Starting on Jan. 1, 2020, Oregon retail stores and restaurants can no longer provide single-use checkout bags. They also must, in most instances, charge at ...

Analysis finds bag bans effective at reducing plastic waste, litter

PHILADELPHIA – A new study released Thursday by the PennEnvironment Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group, estimates that, on average, ...

California lawmakers step up war on plastic bags at grocery checkouts

Under the ban, grocers in California would only be allowed to offer recycled paper bags to shoppers at the point of sale, but customers would ...

Plastic Bag Bans Work - The Public Interest Network

As U.S. cities, counties and states consider new actions to reduce pollution from plastic bags, it's important to take a step back and evaluate whether bans on ...

Washington's bag ban, meant to reduce waste, hasn't made much of ...

When Washington's ban on single-use plastic bags went into effect in October 2021, the goal was to reduce plastic waste by changing shopping ...

Governor signs California plastic bag bill into law - Los Angeles Times

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law a plastic bag bill that will ban stores from offering heavyweight "reusable" plastic bags at the checkout ...

Massachusetts advances plastic bag ban, lawmakers consider ...

The Plastics Reduction Act passed the state Senate and is pending action in the House. It also seeks to add a fee on paper bags, ...

Plastic Bag Ban - Pittsburgh, PA

Signs should inform customers of the bag ban and paper bag fee, and remain up until April 14, 2024. ... What kinds of bags can my business provide?

New plastic bag ban comes before California Legislature - KPBS

The Senate bill is sponsored by Democratic State Senator Catherine Blakespear, from Encinitas. It would force grocery stores to stop offering ...

New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection | Get Past Plastic

Starting May 4, 2022, New Jersey retail stores, grocery stores and food service businesses may not provide or sell single-use plastic carryout bags and ...

Plastic bag bans in the US reduced plastic bag use by billions, study ...

Additionally, 12 states have single-use plastic bag bans: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, New York, ...

Delaware's Plastic Carryout Bag Ban - DNREC

As of July 1, 2022, retailers in the State of Delaware no longer provide a plastic carryout bag made from film at checkout.

California closes reusable plastic carryout bag loophole - Waste Dive

A statement Sunday from state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, a lead on the legislation, said the law “honors the intent of the original ban on ...

Statewide plastic bag ban passes the Massachusetts Senate - WGBH

The Massachusetts Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would ban single-use plastic shopping bags at retail shops across the state.

Why California legislators want to ban more plastic bags - CalMatters

If the new measure becomes law, stores would be required by Jan. 1, 2026 to provide recycled paper bags or reusable bags that are non-film ...