New Jersey’s single-use plastic bag ban has proved unsuccessful in curbing plastic consumption, with a new study showing that plastic use has tripled. Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) signed a bill that set ...

SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio residents will no longer be allowed to place plastic bags in the city's blue recycle bins after August 1. The San Antonio Solid Waste Department (SWMD) said it will not ...

According to a study, bans on plastic bags at stores have actually increased the amount of plastic being wasted. zakalinka - stock.adobe.com Yes, those plastic-bag bans are every bit as stupid as ...

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Solid Waste Management Department is no longer accepting single-use plastic bags in blue recycling bins, even bundled, to address issues caused by processing them. The ...

Plastic consumption in New Jersey spiked by nearly three times following the state’s implementation of a strict ban on single-use plastic shopping bags, a study found. "Following New Jersey’s ban of ...

As the summer heat simmers down and the Atlantic hurricane season comes to a close, locals and tourists alike are heading to South Florida's beaches in droves. But there is an oddly shaped hazard that ...

I note with dismay that The MarketPlace stores have introduced blue plastic bags to replace the paper bags they have been using for years. This flies in the face of pending regulations to prohibit ...

Sometimes a plastic bag is more than just a plastic bag. If you were around during the administration of Pittsburgh Mayor Sophie Masloff, the news that those small plastic grocery bags are now banned ...

ST. PETERS, Mo. — A big change is coming to recycling in St. Peters. For 25 years, residents used blue plastic bags that weren’t even recyclable. Now, thanks largely to a $320,000 grant, the city is ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Soon Giant Eagle customers in Cuyahoga County won’t have the option of paper or plastic. The supermarket chain joins several others by no longer packing your groceries in blue ...