On March 1, New York will join states like California in the fight against plastic bags by banning most carryout plastic bags from grocery stores and other retailers. And while it’s a major step ...

Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they're bagged or wrapped in plastic too. For Judith Enck, that's the epitome of pointless plastic. The baby food aisle is ...

The checkout-line choice between paper and plastic bags isn’t going away — at least not yet — in Sonoma County. But study of the issue is ramping up following a string of plastic-bag bans imposed by ...

SITUATION AS IT DEVELOPS. A PLASTIC BAG BAN IS ONE STEP CLOSER TO BECOMING LAW IN MASSACHUSETTS. AFTER THE STATE SENATE PASSED THE PLASTIC REDUCTION ACT, STATE SENATOR BECCA RAUSCH INTRODUCED THE ...

Oregon grocers and environmental groups already are lining up to support a proposed statewide ban on single-use plastic checkout bags next year. The proposed ban would take effect by November 2011 and ...