Plastic bags can’t go in household recycling bins – here’s what to do instead, and the consequence is bigger than the first headline suggests

That plastic grocery bag sitting under the sink may look harmless. It is light, useful, and easy to forget. But once it lands ...
Time

Do Plastic Bag Bans Actually Work?

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PBS

Plastic Bags Are a Problem. Are Plastic Bag Bans a Solution?

Every year, around 500 billion plastic grocery bags are used worldwide. And an estimated 10 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean yearly. To help combat this waste, several American ...
Reuters

California takes action against plastic bag makers over recycling claims

WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - The state of California announced a lawsuit against three major plastic bag producers and reached a settlement with four other manufacturers on Friday after concluding ...
The New York Times

Plastic Bag Makers to Pay California $1.7 Million for False Recycling Claims

The state also announced it was suing three other companies that it said illegally marketed their plastic bags as being recyclable when they were not. By Neil Vigdor California is expected to receive ...
KQED

California's First Plastic Bag Ban Made Things Worse. Now It's Trying Again

Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California ...