Will Oregon expand ban on plastic checkout bags?
Oregon Senate Bill 551, sponsored by Democrat Janeen Sollman of Hillsboro, would phase out all plastic checkout bags -- ...
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Is It Safe To Reuse Plastic Grocery Bags? Experts Weigh In
Can you actually reuse plastic bags? Experts share how to safely reuse plastic bags and when to recycle instead.
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A new fight is coming over plastic bags
When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.
Plastic bag ban left N.J. with 65K extra reusable bags. Here’s where they went.
Authors of the new plastic waste report, echoing the first-year report, said after the plastic reduction law roughly 16.5 ...
As global plastic production grows, so does the concentration of microplastics in our brains
They found that the concentrations of particles in kidney and liver samples were comparable, with an average of 433 ...
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Plastic bag ban starts Saturday in Carlsbad. Here’s what to know
A temporary ban on plastic bags used to carry groceries and other items purchased at stores throughout Carlsbad is set to go ...
City's bag ban results in no citations in first year
A year after Frederick’s ban on businesses distributing plastic bags to customers, the measure seems to have achieved its ...
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The Grocery Bagging Hack That'll Save You From Using Plastic Bags Ever Again
Grocery shopping is full of frustrations without adding the use of wasteful plastic bags on top. Instead, try this bagging ...
Plastic bag ban comes to Annapolis
Grocery shopping in Annapolis minus the convenience of plastic bags. Customers we spoke with seem to be okay with it. “I ...
Concerns over costs and logistical challenges as Annapolis plastic bag goes into effect
It took almost 20 years, but Annapolis’ Plastic Bag Reduction Act is now in effect. The page about the ordinance on the ...