The New York State of Mind Goes Green New York was a relative latecomer to the bag ban movement. A few cities and towns passed or attempted to pass, single-use plastic bag bans, but things never really took off. At least, not the way things quickly grew in places like California and even in Massachusetts. […]
Going Green in Paradise The stunning, natural beauty of Hawaii is breathtaking and completely part of the history and culture of this archipelago. The tranquil and fierce beauty is prized and respected by locals and a major draw for the booming tourism industry. When trash, particularly plastic bag litter, began to mar these beautiful islands […]
A Look Back at The California Bag Ban California officially started the plastic bag ban movement in the United States. The movement first got underway in 2007 and in 2016 voters decided to up the ante with a state-wide ban. In this installment of #StatesBanTheBag, we analyze the evolution of the bag ban movement in the […]
More States Going Green with Plastic Bag Bans Single-use plastic bag bans have steadily been gaining in popularity. What started out as one ban in San Francisco has spread to cities, counties and more recently, entire states. We decided to take a more in-depth look at recent efforts taken at the state level. We are […]
Pine Tree State Goes Green Maine made a significant step recently when the governor signed a bill passing a state-wide ban on single-use plastic bags. This comes after several years of various cities passing their own bans or laws levying fees on disposable plastic bags. We have been following the activity in Maine for a […]
City Takes a Stance on Plastic in Public Spaces Orlando, Florida took a serious stance on plastic recently. The City Commissioners approved a law that calls to ban a variety of single-use plastic and polystyrene items at venues and parks in the city. We are excited to add them to the plastic bag ban map […]
Understanding The Effectiveness of Bag Bans Plastic bag ban effectiveness continues to be a common question as the bag ban movement grows. Bans have become widespread as more cities, counties and even states pass their own single-use plastic bag bans. For each ban that is passed, there are a bunch more in the works, making […]
Empire State Plastic Bag Ban to Begin in 2020 People are turning to reusable grocery bags in New York and we couldn’t be happier! Single-use plastic bags will no longer be handed out in stores across New York after March 1, 2020. This ban comes after years of back and forth efforts to reduce the […]
Find Out Which Cities Have Banned Disposable Plastic Bags The landscape of the bag ban movement is always changing. There are constantly new cities, counties and even states looking into banning single-use plastic bags. While there are a lot of recently approved bans, there are also several newcomers to the bag ban movement, and there […]
Track the Bag Ban Movement Disposable plastic bag bans are continuing to grow in numbers throughout the United States. Several cities are looking at passing their own plastic bag bans to join the growing list of communities that are going green. Keep reading for an update on just some of the cities that are saying no […]