On Paper Bag Day, here are 5 ways to recycle and make the most use of these bags
Paper bags are an often overlooked household item. Beyond being used for groceries, these environmentally friendly carriers ...
No more paper bag fees? Colorado bill aims to eliminate these costs
If passed, House Bill 25-1051 would repeal requirements for retailers to charge a fee for recycled paper bags.
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California Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags, Effective 2026
California strengthens its plastic bag ban, requiring grocery stores and retailers to offer only recycled paper bags by 2026. Environmental groups praise the decision, while the plastics industry ...
How to recycle plastic bags during your next grocery run
Plastic bags and films can’t be recycled in a traditional curbside recycling bin, but there are still many opportunities for local residents to recycle these single-use plastics.  A report ...
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Montgomery County bans plastic retail shopping bags
The Montgomery County Council unanimously voted Tuesday to approve a proposed near-complete ban on the use of plastic ...
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Colorado bill aimed at removing paper bag fees is killed in committee
If passed, House Bill 25-1051 would have repealed requirements for retailers to charge a fee for recycled paper bags. It was ...
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The ‘recycled’ plastic in your shoes, shirts, and bags? It’s still destined for the landfill.
Paper faces a similar ... shoes, or tote bags, “is considered ‘downcycling’” and that the coalition is driven to “to keep the recycling definition pure and clean and not allow for ...