The new law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, will overhaul a 2012 county law on plastic and paper bag use. County officials ...

The Montgomery County Council unanimously voted Tuesday to approve a proposed near-complete ban on the use of plastic ...

Penang is stepping up its “No Plastic Bag” campaign with no bags to be given out daily from March, as part of its commitment ...

You ask, we answer! Viewer Question: When a store charges a fee for paper bags at checkout, where does that money go? New York State? charity or environmental ...

The sturdy bags are typically found by the checkouts at most supermarkets and depending on what size you get, they usually ...

The revised law will rid plastic bags altogether and increase paper bag charges from 5 cents to 10 cents. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — A new bill has passed in Montgomery County that will increase the ...

Most of us remember the flimsy plastic bags we used to get at the supermarket - you were lucky if they didn't collapse by the time you got your shopping home.

Single use plastics have been an environmental issue for a while now. While plastic makes many aspects of life easier, it is also hard to dispose of, and after a single use many times ends up ...

As the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation enters into force, we have compiled all its essential deadlines into one list ...

Barbra Bagshaw and Michael Lemelin have both submitted legislation to change the 2019 plastic bag ban. "The only thing I want to do is stop charging the bag fee," Lemelin said of his bill. Sign up for ...

Montgomery County, Maryland, is considering a change to its grocery bag policy that would ban the use of plastic bags at most stores and double the fee on paper bags to 10 cents. The Washington Post ...