Seattle voters will decide on Aug. 18 whether to impose a 20-cent fee on all paper and plastic bags from grocery, drug, and convenience stores. But it’s not the first U.S. city to restrict disposable ...

Last month, England became the latest government – and last among members of the UK – to pass a policy to combat the recent rise in the use of disposable plastic shopping bags, in its case a ...

Many women, especially those living in the United States, are likely to recognize a common fixture in public restrooms: the menstrual product disposal bin. These bins are usually made of metal or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shoppers express mixed reactions to the implementation of a plastic bag surcharge at NTUC FairPrice at Northpoint City, as ...

Backed by a new state law, Boulder is reworking its disposable bag fee program and considering other measures related to eliminating the use of single-use plastics. The Plastic Pollution Reduction Act ...

More stores in Boulder will charge a disposable bag fee starting next month. The Boulder City Council expanded its disposable bag fee ordinance to comply with the state's Plastic Pollution Reduction ...