plastic bag ban

A new set of laws took effect Wednesday in Vermont that are designed to protect the environment in a state that has long prided itself on taking care of its natural resources. As of July 1, stores across the state can no longer bag customers’ purchases in plastic. At Quality Market in Barre, customer Joe Greene picked up a reusable…

Tewksbury is one of the more than 80 towns in Massachusetts to have passed a plastic bag ban, but the community will meet on Monday to discuss the possibility of repealing the year-old bill. A plastic bag ban aimed to reduce the use of plastic in order to help the environment passed in dozens of Bay State communities last year....

The town of Tewksbury is considering repealing the plastic bag ban it implemented just last year.

Make sure you take your reusable bag the next time you go grocery shopping. Beginning Friday, big-name grocery stores in Boston will no longer have plastic bags readily available for customers due to the city’s new ordinance.

Boston’s plastic bag ban begins Friday for big-name retailers.