Tag Archives: plastic
Plastic shopping bag policies are actually working, a new study suggests
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Some plastic bag bans appear to be working, study says
Replacing banned plastic bags with paper not a solution, critics sayDue to a ban on plastic bags, many shoppers are swimming in re...
Survey asks Elgin residents if they support plastic bag ban
The survey on the city of Elgin’s website is simple. Two questions. But how residents answer it could have a major impact on the c...
California passes ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores
Reg Wydeven
| For Appleton Post-CrescentLast week, I wrote about New Jersey’s effort to protect the environment by banning plast...
New California law to ban all plastic bags at grocery stores
"Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. ...
California bans plastic bags at grocery stores. Here’s what to know about new law
“Paper or plastic?”You won’t be hearing that common question at California grocery stores any more starting Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026...
California shoppers prepare for strict plastic bag ban at checkout starting Jan. 1
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Starting Jan. 1, plastic shopping bags will no longer be available at grocery stores under a new state la...
I miss plastic grocery bags | From the Editor
A recent trip to the grocery store was eye-opening, but the revelation was a couple of years too late.
I bought meat packaged i...
Plastic Bags Are a Problem. Are Plastic Bag Bans a Solution?
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