Gov. Tina Kotek has signed a bill into law that bans thicker, reusable plastic bags at grocery store checkouts, restaurants ...

"On and after July 1, 2021, no owner or operator of a store shall provide or sell a single-use checkout bag to a customer." ...

Plastic reuse – enabling products or packaging to be used multiple times for their original purpose – .extends the life of ...

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Banning single-use plastics is a trend more and more officials are getting behind, and a U.S. state has newly made its name ...

UNEP’s Inger Andersen urges global action on World Environment Day 2025 to end plastic pollution via circular solutions, ...

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The widespread use of disposable products, particularly plastic bottles, plays a major role in the amount of waste created ...

In Austin, McCombs says city residents have still embraced reusable bags even though plastic has been reintroduced. Since the ordinance was put in place in 2013, they’ve seen a 75 percent ...

(OPB) Oregon’s ban on plastic grocery bags will kick up a notch under a bill headed to the desk of Gov. Tina Kotek. Beginning ...