City, state, and national governments all over the world have been banning single-use plastic bags in an attempt to curb pollution. An early 2024 report revealed just how effective these bans are.

Oregon Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would ban single-use checkout bags statewide and allow only recycled paper bags.

House Bill 392, the Single-Use Plastic Bag Act, proposes establishing a statewide ban on the bags, moving the entire state to join Carlsbad, Las Cruces, Silver City, Santa Fe and Taos in reducing ...

Maryland’s Montgomery County joins Prince George’s, Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties in adopting a bill that imposes a county-wide ban on nearly all plastic bags at retailers. The “Bring ...

Senate Bill 551, known by supporters as the “beyond the bag ban bill,” looks to expand restrictions that the Legislature passed back in 2019. Bills approved that year barred restaurants ...