“First and foremost, we represent the manufacturers of plastic retail bags,” says Matt Seaholm, executive director of the American Progressive Bag Alliance, a group affiliated with the ...

The cost of a plastic bag will increase in S-Group stores, the cooperative company announced in a press release on Monday morning. The price of a plastic bag will rise to 35 cents in Prisma ...

"In 2021, we have plans to reinstate and add to our 'Mission Zero Bag' program where we do not distribute any biodegradable plastic and paper bags on specified days." The plastic bag ban will ...

Research on how long plastic stays in the environment is extensive. A plastic bag could stay in the environment for around 20 years, and a Styrofoam cup could last up to 400 years. Microplastics ...

Consumer Council found that five of the 11 online retailers they checked did not ask customers to pay HK$1 per plastic bag, which is required by law The government must give guidance to online ...

11 Investigates is getting results for a local business owner. Maureen States has owned Neighborhood Realty Services along South Braddock Avenue in Edgewood for over two decades, and she has been ...

11 Investigates reached out to USPS. They tell us they have launched an internal investigation into the undelivered mailers, adding, “we are very concerned about mail issues and ask that our ...

Lawmakers appear to be walking back a proposal to curb use of plastic products like disposable cutlery, condiment packets and tiny shampoo bottles, over concerns the bill doesn’t have enough ...

Selangor began implementing the “No Plastic Bag Day” campaign in 2010, covering Saturdays, with the support of most supermarkets, mini markets, and businesses. Consumers are charged 20sen for ...

the Legislative Council amended the Product Eco-responsibility Ordinance to increase the plastic bag levy to HK$1. This was up from 50 cents. It was the first increase since the law came into ...

Consumers’ overdependence on plastics is the main reason they are willing to pay the 20 sen charge imposed by retailers on each plastic bag instead of bringing their own recyclable bags.

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...