After more than a decade of negotiations and failed efforts to reduce the use of plastics, Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit large retailers from offering single-use ...

It will take 200 signatures to put two proposed bylaws on the special Town Meeting warrant on Oct. 16 – one will ban single-use plastic check out bags and the second will ban the use of polystyrene.

WEST VINCENT — The board of supervisors will hold a public hearing at the July 17 meeting on a proposed ordinance banning businesses from providing plastic bags, straws, plastic utensils or ...

The South Portland City Council has set its sights on developing ordinances that would ban polystyrene foam packaging and make some businesses charge a fee for paper and plastic bags. The Forecaster ...

On Jan. 1, 2024, new materials bans will go into effect across Eagle County and Colorado as the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act enters its second phase. The first phase, which started in 2023, ...