A new report from Washington State University and the Department of Commerce suggests the state's plastic bag ban has not ...

A new report suggests Washington's 8-cent fee for "reusable" plastic bags isn’t covering the real cost — and the environmental impact may be even greater.

Washington shoppers will pay 4 cents more per plastic grocery bag starting in January. But the bags themselves won’t get any ...

A recommendation from two Washington State University economists that the state end its ban on thinner, single-use plastic ...

Washington’s plastic bag ban is making things worse. The state’s own study says we should drop it. That’s right. Drop the ban ...

Charleston County Council will look at making some changes to an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags to extend to thick ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More and more cities, including Philadelphia, are banning plastic bags because of environmental dangers. Some big box retailers offer drop-off bins for recycling, including ...

Thirteen states across the country have enacted bans on "single-use" plastic bags, with upwards of 500 cities doing the same. More could be on the way. Environmental groups claim that these bags are ...

Single-use plastic items are a substantial contributor to litter across Canada, but compostable alternatives can follow a ...

The single-use plastic bag could be an endangered shopping species. The thin plastic bag with handles -- known in the industry as the T-shirt bag -- is under pressure from municipal bag bans and a ...