Art imitates life at Plastic Bag Store pop-up in New York

The Plastic Bag Store set to open to the public on Thursday looks like a typical New York City grocery, with rows of soda drinks and cartons on its shelves. But a closer look at the boxes of sushi ...
WBAL-TV

Some changes made to Baltimore County plastic bag ban

FOLLOW IT. I SPOKE TO SEVERAL PEOPLE HERE AT THE PARKWAY CROSSING SHOPPING CENTER, AND FOR THE MOST PART, THEY’RE ADJUSTING TO THE NEW PLASTIC BAG BAN. THEY KNOW TO BRING THEIR OWN BAGS TO THE GROCERY ...
CBS News

Do plastic bag bans and fees work? A new study says policies curb litter – by a lot

State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered along U.S. shorelines — potentially cutting that type of waste in half in ...
The Connecticut Mirror

CT’s plastic bag ban – four years later

Connecticut environmentalists raised their reusable water bottles for a toast when Public Act 19-117 was passed six years ago, phasing out single-use plastic bags at checkouts. The law was structured ...
Yahoo

Researchers make surprising discovery about states that ban plastic shopping bags: 'May be even more effective'

Over the past decade, many cities and states across the country have passed plastic bag bans and taxes in an effort to curb plastic pollution. While it still may be too early to gather definitive data ...
Wall Street Journal

A Plastic Bag Ban to Fix California’s Bag Ban?

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson and Dan Henninger. Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters California is known for its ban-first-ask-questions-later ...