Plastic bags are not biodegradable and pose a huge problem for the environment, the marine ecosystem in particular. These ...

Shoppers who don't bring a reusable bag will be charged a 10-cent fee for paper bags at most retail establishments. Five ...

That extra fee at the grocery store for a plastic shopping bag isn't just an inconvenience –– it is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems, according to a new study. Policies that ban or ...

California would ban all plastic shopping bags in 2026 under a new bill announced Thursday in the state Legislature.California already bans thin plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and other shops ...

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

Customers at Aldi, the discount grocery retailer, will no longer be able to purchase plastic shopping bags from the popular chain. Aldi announced this month that stores have ended the plastic-bag ...

DAVID WE’RE GOOD AFTERNOON. WELL WITH 126 STORES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS STOP AND SHOP IS THE BIGGEST SUPERMARKET CHAIN IN THIS STATE. SO ITS DECISION WILL HAVE AN IMPACT ON PLASTIC BAGS, SINGLE USE ...

Loblaw Cos. is nearing the finish line in its 15-year drive to end plastic shopping bag waste. Canada’s largest supermarket operator said this week that it aims remove all single-use plastic bags from ...

Washington banned thin, single-use plastic shopping bags in 2021. But since then, the state has seen an increase in plastics ...