the number of alternative plastic bags, including the stiffer rectangular kind with handles that are now often sold at grocery stores at checkout, increased. The same thing has happened in California.

Keep a stash of extra plastic bags in your car to catch clutter. Hook the handles of a bag around a seat's headrest to create a makeshift trash can for the car. Or keep bags in the glove box for ...

Although New York City implemented a plastic bag ban back in 2020 for ... I’ll hold the bag by the handles and give it a quick shake or snap, so it opens up. Then gently gather the entire ...

Stuff a few in the glove box in case of emergencies, and if you have a car emergency kit (and you should) put it all in a plastic bag and tie the handles to keep it easy to access and safe from ...

You can continue to buy plastic bags in bulk for use in your home, such as bags for garbage, food storage and pet waste. The ban is intended to replace any bag with handles regardless of size.

Gov. Tina Kotek has signed a bill into law that bans thicker, reusable plastic bags at grocery store checkouts, restaurants ...

Plastic bag bans in both Rhode Island and Colorado went into effect at the beginning of this year, and both specified that any bags sold as reusable must have stitched handles, disqualifying the ...

Handle-less bags can be regular plastic bags where the “handles” are cut off and where the bag is used to contain moisture from a food product or for loose items, for example. As a reminder ...