There are two garbage pails in my apartment that fit "single-use" plastic bags perfectly. On a limited income this is great since I don't have to go out and pay for garbage bags to use. One of the ...

A group of plastic bag manufacturers is seeking to gather enough signatures to suspend California’s upcoming ban on single-use plastic bags. The group, called the American Progressive Bag Alliance, ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A coalition of plastic film recyclers and reusable bag manufacturers today launched the Responsible Recycling Alliance (RRA), a coalition organized to help ...

Repeat Performance:Pete Grande at Command Packaging’s facility in Vernon. While most plastic bag manufacturers in California and around the nation are pouring millions of dollars into defeating a ban ...

The Progressive Bag Affiliates has launched an initiative to promote bag recycling throughout the nation. Several of the country's biggest bag manufacturers will begin printing a message on their bags ...

California has reached a settlement with several plastic bag manufacturers over allegations of misleading sustainability claims, according to the Associated Press, but the state has also filed an ...

California sued plastic bag makers for falsely labeling products as recyclable, leading to settlements and a statewide ban.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced settlements totaling $3.35 million with three major plastic ...

In California, prosecutors are launching a new front in the fight against deceptive recycling claims. The Golden State’s Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it had sent letters to seven top ...

Reusable plastic bags and unrecyclable film packaging from Southern California stores and retailers are seen in Laguna Niguel. Jan Dell/Handout via REUTERS California’s attorney general on Wednesday ...