ROCKVILLE, Md. (7News) — Shoppers in Montgomery County may no longer have the option to use plastic bags in the future. New legislation introduced this past week would ban all plastic bags.

Across the EU in 2022, each person used on average 66.6 lightweight plastic carrier bags.This marked a decrease of 10.8 bags (-14 per cent) per person compared with 2021. In total, 29.8 billion ...

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Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

On Thursday, the St. Johns County Beach Services announced a large plastic bag was discovered in the main stomach of the young whale and it had to be euthanized due to its condition. "Plastic has ...

Some city councillors in Sudbury, Ont., want alternatives to clear plastic garbage bags for waste diversion Sudbury, Ont. staff propose clear garbage bags as one way to reduce waste at the ...

Gwinnett County Public Schools officials are facing criticism for buying clear book bags for students before first waiting to hear feedback from parents about a proposal to require the use of such ...

But polling this year by charity Keep Scotland Beautiful suggests more than 70% of people still see plastic bag litter in their local area. Mike Scotland, founder of Community CleanUP, a voluntary ...

Cincinnati police have reopened streets in Over-the-Rhine that were closed while officers investigated a report of a suspicious bag Monday night ... police gave an "all clear" and reopened ...

Following complaints about reusable Walmart blue bags piling up in homes, the retail giant is phasing out the fabric bags, switching to paper bags for both grocery delivery and in stores.

They were also tied up in plastic grocery bags. “Here’s the sad part, there were six puppies. Five puppies had a paw chewed off,” she said. Kosek and her neighbor called 911 and kept the ...

Makeup bags often need to be replaced ... As an added bonus, the clear design makes it TSA-friendly, meaning no more packing skincare in flimsy plastic baggies. The double zippers make it easy ...