A year after Frederick’s ban on businesses distributing plastic bags to customers, the measure seems to have achieved its ...

An inspector general’s report said the county’s current bag policy has been inefficient, leading to millions of dollars in lost revenue.

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Community members packed Montgomery County Council chambers to share both support and distaste for a proposed near-complete ...

Shortlisted for small interior of the year at Dezeen Awards 2019, Pass On Plastic ... plastic bags and bottles. This was then used to wrap the entire space, inside and out. Along with blue ...

Virginia grocery stores could be forced to do away with plastic shopping bags. House Bill 1662, introduced by Del. Michael Jones (D-Chesterfield), would make it illegal for any grocery store in ...

A year has passed since Japan introduced mandatory ... It should draw on its knowledge obtained through the plastic bag charge program to work out specific measures that will lead to a significant ...

Montgomery County is considering a ban on plastic bags. Bill 2424, also known as the "Bring Your Own Bag" bill, was ...

State legislators want to reduce plastic waste by barring restaurants from automatically giving customers single-use cutlery ...