California has enacted a new plastic bag ban at grocery store checkouts that came into force on 1 January 2026, marking a significant regulatory change for retailers and packaging producers. The law, ...

OLYMPIA – Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that would either reduce the fee and reintroduce thinner, single-use ...

SIXTEEN years after launching the country’s first “no plastic bag” campaign, Penang’s environmental initiative has generated upwards of RM19m in fees. The funds accumulated from the 20sen and RM1 ...

A proposal to fix this will go before lawmakers in January. The legislation was pre-filed in the House and Senate last month, and the first hearings are scheduled for Jan. 14 and 15. When the ...