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Plastic bag bans have spread across the country. Sometimes they backfire.
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe idea is simple: Reduce plastic waste by requiring shoppers to bring their own reusable bags. The...
California's plastic bag ban is failing. Here's why
LA Times via Yahoo News· 9 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...
California Is Doubling Down on Banning Plastic Bags
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPhoto by Mathias Reding on Unsplash You know those scenes from old Western movies (or Bugs Bunny) where an outlaw fires his gun near someone's feet. The...
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,...
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...
New Maryland laws taking effect Jan. 1: plastic bag bans, minimum wage, health insurance coverage...
Baltimore Sun via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoNew laws taking effect the first day of 2024 will bump Maryland’s minimum wage to $15 an hour for...
10 States that Banned Plastic Bags
Insider Monkey via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoIn this article, we are going to discuss the 10 states that banned plastic bags. You can skip our detailed analysis of the statistics of plastic...
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...
York students revise single-use plastics ban with business owners’ input: Here the latest
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoYORK, Maine — A group of teens have taken another stab at passing a ban on single-use plastics...
