Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ten years ago, the way Britons carried groceries home changed forever with the introduction of the plastic bag charge - then set ...

ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS, AND YOU MAY HAVE TO PAY FOR OTHER BAGS. OUR EMILY MAHER IS LIVE IN WALTHAM TONIGHT TO EXPLAIN. EMILY. WELL, MARIA, THIS ISN’T A NEW CONCEPT HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS. MANY CITIES AND ...

The Massachusetts legislature advanced a sweeping environmental bond bill April 8 that includes a provision to ban single-use plastic bags and charge a fee for paper bags at store ...

Half of UK adults want to see an additional charge on single-use plastic packaging, much like the supermarket bag charge introduced in 2015. This would see consumers face an additional charge for ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — A Chesterfield County grocery store is charging its customers Richmond’s new tax on disposable plastic bags despite being outside of city limits. Starting on Jan. 1, ...

Philadelphians may soon have to pay a 10-cent fee for paper bags in the city. Philadelphia City Council on Thursday passed legislation sponsored by Councilmember Mark Squilla, which would adjust ...

The bill would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at Massachusetts stores.