Oregon has eliminated a loophole that will see its retailers and restaurants stop giving away all plastic bags by 2027. The state's plastic bag ban began in 2020 but had included an exception for ...

The United Arab Emirates' ban on single-use plastic bags took effect in 2024, and the results are already proving that it has been incredibly effective. According to The National, the ban has not only ...

Henry Gabriel, Honolulu’s Recycling Program Branch Chief, joins producer/host Coralie Chun Matayoshi to discuss the evolution of and compliance with the City’s nearly decade old “plastic bag ban,” ...

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Plastic bag bans and fees have spread across the United States, and new research show they're doing a good job at cutting down on litter, although some rules work better than others. In places where ...

New Jersey's single-use plastic bag ban, enacted in May 2022, is considered the strongest nationwide. The ban has eliminated over 24 billion plastic bags and 480 million paper bags from the waste ...