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Elgin council to consider ordinance to ban retailers from using plastic bags
The Elgin City Council has directed staff to draft an ordinance banning the use of single-use bags by all retailers other ...
Daily Herald1d
Could Elgin adopt a single-use plastic bag ban?
Following the recommendation of its sustainability commission, Elgin may consider bringing a citywide ban on single-use ...
WHAM on MSN3d
Five years later, New Yorkers adapt to state's plastic bag ban
It was a controversial conversation at grocery store checkouts across the state."It was scary at first," said Yvonne ...
The Cool Down on MSN2d
Lawmakers debate controversial bills that would add surcharge for plastic bags: 'It's a tax savings to the community'
"I'm against that." Lawmakers debate controversial bills that would add surcharge for plastic bags: 'It's a tax savings to ...
The Pantagraph2d
Illinois lawmakers consider banning plastic bags for large retailers
Under the proposal, big-box stores would no longer be allowed to distribute plastic bags starting in 2029. Instead, they ...
WBNG1d
Shoppers reflect on the 5th year of New York’s plastic bag ban
JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (WBNG) -- “Because plastic is destroying our entire planet,” said a grocery store shopper, Sue Thomas.
Rome Sentinel1d
Local grocery chains hail impact of bag effort
New York State implemented its Bag Waste Reduction Act, which prohibited retailers from providing single-use plastic carryout bags. Five years later, a pair of grocery ...
Saving the planet, one bag at a time
It has been just over five years since former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the New York State Bag Waste Reduction Act, which ...