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Delaware's updated plastic bag ban begins. Here's what to expect at local stores
Delaware Online | The News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith the amended plastic bag ban taking effect Friday, many more retailers and their customers will...
Do plastic bag bans work? New study finds they save 6 billion bags a year in some US states
Euronews via Yahoo News· 5 months agoSingle-use plastic bag bans have successfully reduced plastic bag use and associated litter and...
California's plastic bag ban is failing. Here's why
LA Times via Yahoo News· 10 months ago(Illustration by Maria Chimishkyan / For The Times) Does California have a ban on plastic bags? The goals of Senate Bill 270, the so-called plastic bag...
Report says plastic use has tripled under NJ bag ban, but does it tell the whole story?
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSince it was announced in November 2020 and went into effect in May 2022, New Jersey's plastic bag...
Plastic-bag bans work, study finds
Semafor via Yahoo News· 4 months agoSemafor Signals Insights from National Geographic, Gizmodo, and NPR The News Laws restricting plastic-bag use in the U.S. have been largely successful,...
Plastic bag ban may not mean less pollution, recent study says
WPXI via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAllegheny County is considering a ban on plastic shopping bags. However, a recent study claims...
What you need to know about Delaware plastic bag ban changes
Delmarva Now | The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA statewide plastic bag ban passed by the Delaware General Assembly in 2019 and expanded in 2021,...
New Jersey supermarkets are having their shopping baskets stolen after a strict plastic bag ban was...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoShopping baskets have been going missing in New Jersey after a plastic bag ban was...
Lawrence plastic bag ban officially in full effect
KSNT Topeka via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLAWRENCE (KSNT) -Plastic bags are officially banned in Lawrence, but will that ban stay? The City Commission passed an ordinance last year that took...
Answering the remaining questions on Pittsburgh’s plastic bag ban
WPXI via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDoes the plastic bag ban apply to just within the city limits? What about businesses outside the...