Now, California legislators are working to rectify the growing problem by proposing a new law that plans to ban the thick plastic bags too. The proposed legislation is co-authored by Senator Allen ...

thick plastic bags, plastic containers, and packaging materials either partially or entirely made of plastic, such as those used for plastic bottles, snack bags, wet wipes, balloons, and balloon ...

Any single-use, plastic carryout bag provided at delivery, check stand, cash register, point of sale, or other point of departure to a customer. Paper bags made of at least 40% post-consumer recycled ...

The production and sale of plastic bags that are less than 0.025mm thick will also be banned. The restaurant industry must reduce the use of single-use plastic items by 30%. Hotels have been told ...

Shopkeepers across Rawalpindi Division, including grocery store owners, will face challans for using thin plastic bags ... the use of 75-micron thick shopping bags, conditional upon paying ...

Single-use plastic plates, cutlery, straws, thick plastic bags and expanded polystyrene food containers were banned in July, but retailers were given until October 1 to make the transition for cold ...

Shoprite, Africa’s largest supermarket retailer, has begun enforcing the Lagos State Government’s ban on single-use plastic bags, which came into effect on January 1, 2025. The ban follows a year-long ...