The Minister of Environment, Science and Technology designate, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed has kicked against the outright ban ...

Uzbekistan may ban the production, import, and use of plastic bags under the proposed National Program to Reduce Plastic Pollution within the 2025-27 period. This key measure under the state draft ...

Although bans on the free distribution of plastic bags may encourage some customers to increase their use of reusable bags, pack more groceries into a single-use bag or go bag-free altogether ...

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste. The ban ...

Oregon’s statewide plastic bag ban, the third in the country, prohibits stores from offering bags made of thin plastic film to customers at checkout. Thicker plastic bags that are intended to be ...

The measure is currently open for public discussion. Credit: Patcharanan via Shutterstock. Uzbekistan may ban the production, import, and use of plastic bags under the proposed National Program to ...

Montgomery County is considering a proposed change to its grocery-bag policy that would ban the use of plastic bags at most stores and double the tax on paper bags to 10 cents. The proposal ...

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Community members packed Montgomery County Council chambers in Rockville on Tuesday to share both support and distaste for a proposed near-complete ban on plastic shopping bags in the county.

ROCKVILLE, Md. — Montgomery County residents are voicing opinions about a proposed ban on plastic bags and a 10-cent tax on paper bags, following a county Inspector General's report on the ...