We can now add plastic bag bans to the list of “well-meaning but failed experiments” being run in California. Both outlets pin the blame on special interests lobbying for exemptions to the ban, which ...

California's plastic bag ban has backfired and led to much more plastic waste, according to a new report from a consumer advocacy group. Ten years ago, the Golden State passed SB 270, a statewide ban ...

Plastic consumption in New Jersey spiked by nearly three times following the state’s implementation of a strict ban on single-use plastic shopping bags, a study found. "Following New Jersey’s ban of ...