The Wizard Works Osyth Partial Frame Bag is advertised as water resistant; while the fabrics themselves are waterproof, they ...

Beginning Jan. 1, 2026, grocery, pharmacy, liquor and convenience stores in California will not be able to provide any single-use thin plastic bags or even "reusable" plastic film bags. The updated ...

As reported in my commentary from two months ago, starting next month, the fee for thick reusable plastic bags will increase from eight cents to 12 cents. Factor in sales tax, and consumers will ...

A big change is coming to California supermarkets: The days of a cashier asking “paper or plastic?” are soon to be long gone. Starting Jan. 1, 2026, grocery stores, pharmacies, liquor and convenience ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- "How many store bags did you use?" is the question replacing the old "paper or plastic?" in Washington. For years, shoppers have been paying for bags at grocery stores, convenience ...

When Napa County rings in the new year, it and the rest of the state will bid farewell to the thick, “reusable” plastic bags that were offered at many grocery stores and other retailers. On Jan. 1, ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- California ramped up its efforts to curb plastic pollution Friday - suing three plastic-bag makers, alleging the companies falsely claimed their products were recyclable. State ...

Most companies selling plastic bags in California are misleading consumers about whether their bags are ultimately recycled, Attorney General Rob Bonta alleged in a lawsuit. He brought the suit ...

“Paper or plastic?” Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when they roll up to the checkout aisle at grocery stores will soon be a thing of the past. On ...

The state also announced it was suing three other companies that it said illegally marketed their plastic bags as being recyclable when they were not. By Neil Vigdor California is expected to receive ...

Washington shoppers will pay 4 cents more per plastic grocery bag starting in January. But the bags themselves won’t get any thicker for at least another two years as lawmakers fine-tune the state’s ...

172 million plastic bags kept out of the environment in a year Abu Dhabi: The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has announced a major milestone, recording a 95% reduction in plastic bag consumption ...