Disposing of these flexible products, known as plastic films, can differ based on which ones you have and where you’re ...

A newly Senate-passed bill would ban plastic bags and implement a fee for paper bags at stores across Massachusetts. The bill provides $30 million for tree planting initiatives across the state. One ...

The Massachusetts legislature advanced a sweeping environmental bond bill April 8 that includes a provision to ban single-use plastic bags and charge a fee for paper bags at stores across the state.

ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS, AND YOU MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR OTHER BAGS. OUR EMILY MAHER IS LIVE IN WALTHAM TONIGHT TO EXPLAIN. EMILY. WELL, MARIA, THIS ISN’T A NEW CONCEPT HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS. MANY CITIES AND ...

A $3.64 billion environmental bond bill advancing through the Massachusetts Senate includes a provision that would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at stores ...

Single-use plastic bags would disappear from the checkout line and efforts to fight PFAS in water headline a $3.64 billion bond bill headed for a vote in the state Senate next week. The “Mass Ready ...

In theory, everyone says they want to be with someone easygoing: The perfect man won’t argue, won’t overreact, and will just go along with whatever you want, which sounds peaceful. But lately, the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- California's new plastic bag law went into effect on January 1. It forbids any business from giving away or selling plastic bags, even those deemed "recyclable." We found no ...

Spokane, WA. - Washington state shoppers will have to shell out more money for plastic bags bought at store check-outs in 2026. Starting January 1, the price for a single plastic bag will jump from 8 ...

In 2018, grocery store giant Kroger announced it would phase out "use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags" and transitioning to reusable bags by 2025. However, eight years later, plastic bags are still ...