RALEIGH, N.C., May 14 (UPI) -- A bill aimed at encouraging reusable cloth bags in coastal North Carolina has passed the state Senate with only one dissenting vote.
SAN ANTONIO, Calif., July 26 (UPI) -- California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's Ocean Protection Council plans to release a report advising lawmakers to ban single-use plastic cups and bags.
AUSTIN, Texas, April 23 (UPI) -- Whole Foods Market marked Earth Day Tuesday by ending the use of disposable plastic grocery bags at its U.S., Canadian and British stores.
BUCHAREST, Romania, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Environment Minister Attila Korodi said Friday he wants to stop the free distribution of plastic bags in shopping centers in Romania.
BEIJING, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The Chinese government announced Tuesday it will ban the use of plastic bags in stores.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Starting Tuesday traditional plastic bags are banned from supermarket checkout lines in San Francisco.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., July 24 (UPI) -- A bill to be voted on by the City Council of Annapolis, Md., would ban the use of plastic bags in all retail stores.
BALTIMORE, June 8 (UPI) -- Maryland's largest city and its state capital are both considering banning plastic grocery bags.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 28 (UPI) -- San Francisco became the first city in the United States to ban the use of non-recyclable plastic bags by large stores.
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, March 23 (UPI) -- Retailers in an experimental northern Canadian town will be fined $1,000 if they give out single-use plastic bags, town officials say.
