The Plastic Bag Dilemma A grocery bag holder – let’s be honest—we all have a stash of plastic grocery bags crammed somewhere ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s often said that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. There may be no better example than this. Plastic bags turned into handmade, crocheted grocery bag blankets. “Cut them ...

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California's plastic bag ban took effect Jan. 1. The ban was signed into law more than a year ago. Paper beats rock. Scissors beats paper. The question shoppers outside a WinCo Foods grocery store in ...

WALKER, Mich. — Renee Porter sits in her Plainfield Township living room, surrounded by what most people would consider trash. Donated plastic shopping bags in organized chaos are ready to be ...

CARDIFF, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A new California law aimed at reducing plastic waste is already changing the checkout experience for shoppers across the state, including in North County. As of Jan. 1, ...

It's out with the plastic and in with the paper this year in Montgomery County, Maryland. A new plastic bag ban took effect New Year's Day with mixed reaction from shoppers. "I mean, as I was packing ...

A statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at checkouts in grocery stores took effect Jan. 1. The bill, SB 1053 authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bolsters existing state law that allowed ...

*Starting January 1, 2026, California will no longer allow any plastic carryout bags at store checkouts. This includes both thin single-use bags and thicker “reusable” plastic bags, which had been ...

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