When it comes to plastic wrapping on food, your first instinct may be that it should be reduced a much as possible, but it ...

December 31, 2025 - SACRAMENTO – A new law authored by Sen. Catherine S. Blakespea r, D-Encinitas, banning the use of plastic ...

A statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at checkouts in grocery stores took effect Jan. 1. The bill, SB 1053 authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bolsters existing state law that ...

California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...

As the new year turns over, laws regarding polystyrene foam bans and restrictions on hotel single-use plastic take effect in ...

People who drink bottled water every day ingest 90,000 more microplastic particles per year than people who drink tap water, ...

According to Stanford Researchers, during the holidays, from Thanksgiving to New Year's Eve, Americans create a gigantic mountain of plastic waste, about 25% more waste compared to the rest of the ...

Grocery stores may offer recycled paper bags at checkout, or consumers can use their own bags to carry out purchases.

Richmond will charge a 5-cent plastic bag tax starting in 2026 at grocery and convenience stores, raising $400,000 for ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding businesses, organizations and consumers of the waste reduction law requirements that went into effect Jan. 1.