Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that would either reduce the fee and reintroduce thinner, single-use plastic ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania lawmaker is proposing new legislation that would ban single-use plastic bags. According to a memo from State Senator Judith Schwank (D-11), she is looking to ...

The world produces 400 million tonnes of plastic waste every year, as per the UN Environment Programme. While some wary souls relentlessly work to battle plastic pollution, most people seem to ignore ...

LANCASTER, Pa. — A Berks County lawmaker is looking to introduce legislation that would ban single-use plastic bags in Pennsylvania. If passed, Pennsylvanian retailers would be forbidden from giving ...

New legislation is going to be introduced in Pennsylvania that is aimed at banning single-use plastic bags throughout the state. Single-use plastic bags have already been banned in Pittsburgh and in ...

(The Center Square) – A recommendation from two Washington State University economists that the state end its ban on thinner, single-use plastic bags because the law is doing more harm than good isn’t ...

Plastic bags will soon be a thing of the past for grocery stores in Solano County and the state, and residents say they like the idea – though it appears that some may have to make an adjustment.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The City of Philadelphia's ban on single-use plastic bags begins Thursday. Paper bags that don't contain at least 40 percent recycled content are also prohibited. Businesses ...