We've told readers to use zipper or slider food bags to protect devices. But you can also buy special bags that makers claim offer maximum protection, some with features that include headphone jacks.

Plastic consumption in New Jersey spiked by nearly three times following the state’s implementation of a strict ban on single-use plastic shopping bags, a study found. "Following New Jersey’s ban of ...

In one month, one of the nation’s strictest plastic bag bans will go into effect. Beginning May 4, stores in New Jersey will no longer be allowed to provide or sell single-use plastic carryout bags or ...

A new law is closing what some officials have called a loophole in California’s plastic bag ban. Senate Bill 1053 was passed and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2024, but the law’s ...

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 ...

Connecticut environmentalists raised their reusable water bottles for a toast when Public Act 19-117 was passed six years ago, phasing out single-use plastic bags at checkouts. The law was structured ...

(KTLA) – It’s been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other businesses. In the coming year, that ban will become more strict as the ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The single-use plastic bag ban goes into effect Friday in Washington. Starting Oct. 1, people will need to bring their own "reusable" bag while going to the store or they will be ...

A statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at checkouts in grocery stores took effect Jan. 1. The bill, SB 1053 authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bolsters existing state law that allowed ...

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste. The ban ...

State Senator Becca Rausch (right) with Senate President Karen Spilka on Thursday. The Massachusetts Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would ban single-use plastic shopping bags at retail ...