Swedish supermarkets prominently display reusable bags and promote clear messaging on reducing plastic waste, while many stores in Denmark no longer offer plastic bags at all. In Italy ...

Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014 ...

The state is leading the charge in the war against plastic at grocery stores and in the courtroom as Santa Barbara continues ...

Steamed layer cakes -- green with pandan leaf or blue with butterfly pea -- sit in clear plastic bags alongside rows of taro pudding in plastic boxes. Each day, the 40-year-old business uses at ...

California lawmakers have passed a second plastic bag ban after admitting the state's first ban failed its goal of reducing plastic waste. State Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, and ...

Plastic bags are becoming a mere memory in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill that bans them from being given out at grocery store checkouts. “Plastic bags create pollution ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

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and patterned plastic bags are not allowed inside the zone. However, clutch purses and clear, plastic bags are permitted. Medical bags and diaper bags are also allowed but expect them to be searched.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) - Jefferson County schools announced they are implementing a clear bag procedure for “all school athletic events, performing arts events, and other large group ...

It's for that reason that staff are pitching different ideas — including clear plastic bags — to ultimately force people to recycle and compost, and thereby reduce the amount of garbage that ...