Montgomery County adopts plastic bag ban, doubles tax on paper bags
The new law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, will overhaul a 2012 county law on plastic and paper bag use. County officials ...
FACT CHECK: Video Doesn’t Provide Full Context To Police Stop
A video shared on X claims to show a police officer throwing a plastic bag into a motorist’s car. Verdict: Unsubstantiated ...
'Back to plastic': Trump signs order for plastic straws as he declares paper ones 'don’t work'
Trump has long railed against paper straws, and his 2019 reelection campaign sold Trump-branded reusable plastic straws.
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Kamala Harris, Doug Emhoff use plastic bags for post-VP grocery run
Some research has indicated that single-use plastic bags can take decades or even centuries ... Los Angeles previously complained to The Post about the traffic snarls that her return has brought ...
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Where Kroger’s pledge to get rid of plastic bags by 2025 stands
Seven years ago, the Ohio-based grocery chain Kroger pledged to get rid of plastic bags in all of its stores by 2025.  Kroger made the announcement in August 2018, stating ...
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Plastic bag ban left N.J. with 65K extra reusable bags. Here’s where they went.
Nearly three years into New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, residents continue to collect reusable bags, throw them out or donate them. A pilot program aimed at collecting extra reusable bags ...
Montgomery County considers plastic-bag ban, doubling tax on paper bags
An inspector general’s report said the county’s current bag policy has been inefficient, leading to millions of dollars in lost revenue.