India Still Working to Reduce Single-Use Plastic India uses about 14 million tons of plastic each year, so it was big news when the Indian government announced plans to ultimately eliminate single-use plastic items. There are certainly plenty of reasons to ban single-use plastic, but actually doing so proved to be a significant challenge for […]
A Look at the States Trying to Ban Bags Passing bag bans is hard work. A lot of planning and organizing goes into the ban. The people behind all of the bag bans featured in our #StatesBanTheBag series know this first hand. The people currently working to ban bags in several other states know this, […]
The First State Becomes the Seventh State to Ban Bags The plastic bag ban movement is continuing to grow, and for good reasons. Plastic is bad for the planet and people are sick of dealing with litter near their homes as well as the ramifications of plastic litter in our oceans. We have been tracking […]
Beaver State Goes Green Oregon is the sixth state to ban single-use plastic bags and make the move to bags that can be reused. Given the strong ties many residents feel to the environment and the pull of the natural beauty of the Beaver State, it is no surprise this ban was approved. For this […]
Bag Ban to Become Effective in 2021 State lawmakers in Connecticut knew something had to be done about the influx of single-use plastic bags that were littering their home state. While there was much debate about bans and fees, a push to use reusable shopping bags was taken this past June. Connecticut is now the […]
The Green Mountain State Goes Green Vermont was the fourteenth state to join the U.S., and the fourth state to pass a state-wide ban on single-use plastic bags. For a state known for environmental initiatives and striving to have a positive impact on the planet, Vermont largely stayed out of the bag ban movement. All […]
Single-Use Plastic Bags Banned in Vacationland? On June 18, 2019, Maine’s governor, Janet Mills, signed a statewide single-use plastic bag ban into law. As part of our #StatesBanTheBag series, we look into the fine print on the law, what led to it, and the impact this bag ban will have on residents, tourists, and the […]
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 […]