5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (189+ words) Arka.am Starting January 1, 2027, a ban on the sale of single-use plastic bags, as well as their use in retail and catering establishments, will take effect in Armenia The National Assembly of Armenia adopted the corresponding amendments to the RA…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (89+ words) By DeCA Corporate Communications FORT LEE, Va. – Starting April 6, commissaries will start charging a nominal price for each single-use paper or plastic bag. Cost associated with this change is 5 cents for plastic and 10 cents for paper single-use bags. This change…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (208+ words) February 27, 2026 21:40 AM The imposition of a 5-cent fee for plastic bags has led to a significant decrease in their use in Kosovo, the Environmental Protection Agency (AMM) announced on Friday. According to the report, data collected from retailers shows that…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (733+ words) Most restaurants in Puerto Rico showed a decrease in sales i… The Puerto Rico manufacturing industry will be getting a maj… The future of plastic bags remains to be seen in public hearings. Consumer spending has returned to the forefront…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (372+ words) With council’s approval of the 2026 municipal fees and charges during their Monday meeting, one of the items will be of particular interest to many: a change to the municipal bag tag program. For more than 15 years one of the more…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (187+ words) IPOH: The ban on single-use plastic bags in Perak will come into force on March 1, says Perak environment committee chairman Teh Kok Lim. He said businesses in the state would no longer be allowed to sell single-use plastic bags for 20 sen,…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (557+ words) Jan 16, 2026, 5:02 AM Lawmakers in Olympia are squaring off over the future of grocery bags as a new study suggests the state’s current recycling laws might be making the plastic bag problem worse. Two years after Washington began charging for bags…...

8+ mon, 1+ day ago   (599+ words) Originally an East Coast news journalist who moonlighted as a bartender, Brianna Gunter is a Seattle-based writer who loves covering unique angles in the industry (like what it takes to brew beer at high altitude) and exploring the positive impact…...

8+ mon, 6+ day ago   (140+ words) After a yearslong commitment to phase out single use plastic bags from its stores by 2025, here's where Kroger stands. What happened to Kroger's pledge to phase out single-use plastic bags? In 2018, grocery store giant Kroger announced it would phase out…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (197+ words) Montgomery County’s “Bring Your Own Bag” law takes effect today, January 1, 2026, eliminating plastic carryout bags and adding a 10 cent fee on paper bags. The new law, passed in 2025 by the Montgomery County Council, is designed to reduce plastic waste, improve…...