Thicker bags have proliferated in the wake of the statewide ban on thin plastic bags in 2020. Now, some cities are asking ...

A new report suggests Washington's 8-cent fee for reusable plastic bags doesn't cover production costs and may worsen environmental impact. Despite the 2021 ban reducing bag usage by half, overall ...

A slew of new laws are going into effect on January 1 in Washington. One of them is a plastic bag fee increase, but is it ...

As reported in my commentary from two months ago, starting next month, the fee for thick reusable plastic bags will increase from eight cents to 12 cents. Factor in sales tax, and consumers will ...

Beginning on January 1, 2026, an additional four-cent charge will be added to each plastic bag sold by retailers and restaurants, the Washington Department of Ecology (DOE) announced. The new law, ...

Two Washington State University economists recommend the state eliminate its ban on single-use plastic bags, incurring the criticism of government regulators. WSU professors Eric Jessup and Jake ...

Washington shoppers will pay 4 cents more per plastic grocery bag starting in January. But the bags themselves won’t get any thicker for at least another two years as lawmakers fine-tune the state’s ...

It's about to cost more for a plastic bag at Washington grocery stores. In the five years since the law went into effect, the cost for single-use plastic bags has gone from eight cents to 12 cents.

Senate Bill 1053, authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bans plastic bags from being offered at checkout at grocery stores.

Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste — and why do single-use items ...