2020 Ohio: Gov. DeWine, state legislators preempt plastic bag bans for a year. On October 13, 2020, Gov. Mike DeWine (R) signed HB 242, which preempted "the authority to use an auxiliary container, to ...

The law banned plastic bags as of Jan. 1, 2021, and a paper bag ban is set to kick in effective July 1. Lujan on Friday said high-end retailers were worried that a ban on high-quality shopping ...

"And by 2025, those five grocery bags of plastic are going to be ten bags," she says. That would be 155 million tons a year if present garbage management practices remain the same.

It’s in the bag: Biodegradable plastic idea takes top prize in student startup pitch competition. by Kurt Schlosser on June 6, 2025 at 8:19 am June 6, 2025 at 8:38 am. Share 5 Tweet Share Reddit ...

Dubai imposed a ban on single-use plastic bags and implemented 25 fils tariff from January 1, 2024. It covered stirrers, food containers, table covers, cotton swabs, straws and single-use cups.

Grocery stores, convenience stores and drugstores will get to keep 20% of the revenue generated by Richmond’s 5-cent plastic bag tax, which will go into effect on Jan. 1.

Pennsylvania could soon join a growing list of states banning single-use plastic bags. While legislators work out the details of a statewide ban, the groundwork is being laid by communities that have ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Starting in 2026, there will be a tax on disposable plastic bags within the city of Richmond. During a city council meeting on Monday, June 2, the Richmond City Council ...

Why you shouldn’t store bread in a plastic bag – plus what to do with a stale loaf. Silvana Franco. Mon, June 2, 2025 at 11:34 AM UTC. 6 min read.

Instead of a purse, Hoda Kotb brought a plastic bin to her Joy 101 launch party. ... Hoda Used a Plastic Container Instead of a Bag at an Event — With a Note From Daughter Haley.

I kneel, pulling out a small bag of treats. They inch closer. They don’t belong to me, but at that moment, they’re mine. Some follow me home, shadows trailing behind. When I enter my unit, the scent ...

These laws affect 2.6 million Pennsylvanians, and since 2018, have eliminated an estimated 950 million single-use plastic bags annually – amounting to over 5,200 tons of waste. Philadelphia’s ban ...