The plastic bag industry on Jan. 30 unveiled a voluntary commitment to boost recycled content in retail shopping bags to 20 percent by 2025 as part of a broader sustainability initiative. Under the ...

A group called Recycle More Bags is calling for government-mandated recycled content in plastic garbage and grocery bags. The group, which includes more than two dozen member organizations, wants a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Giant Eagle and Market District locations will no longer charge for paper bags in Cuyahoga County while the grocery-store company also is launching incentives for customers to use ...

Twenty-seven organizations have called for urgent government action to help deal with the global plastic problem. The Recycle More Bags coalition proposes using legislative action and procurement ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Earth Week and the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News have new details on their efforts to track plastic bags. A previous joint investigation found that several plastic bags which were ...

Tesco is increasing the price of its bag for life by a third. The supermarket is expected to raise the price of its cheapest ...

California is suing three plastic bag manufacturers that officials say are violating state law by providing bags billed as ...

The prohibition comes as the state reaches a settlement with plastic bag manufacturers accused of making misleading ...

And under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last year, the thicker plastic bags were required to be phased out anyway at all ...