The Cool Down on MSN

Gardener shares grandmother's amazing trick for using old plastic bags to upgrade the backyard: This is a great hack

"My mother taught me to do something similar." Gardener shares grandmother's 'amazing' trick for using old plastic bags to ...
Apartment Therapy

You Should Never Throw Away a Plastic Berry Container Again — Here’s 4 Storage Uses for Them

In a TikTok video, creator Alyssa Barber takes an empty plastic berry carton and threads each ribbon through the holes at the ...

8 Common Items You Shouldn’t Store In Zip-Top Bags

Zip-top bags are handy for stashing many things, but sealable plastic bags aren't suitable for storing everything. Here are ...
Archie 5 on MSN

Testing crazy foam and plastic bag tricks with epic drifting finale

Join us as we dive into the world of amazing foam and plastic bag hacks! We’ll explore super sticky foam and the strength of ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Shoppers adjust as California plastic bag ban goes into effect

CARDIFF, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A new California law aimed at reducing plastic waste is already changing the checkout experience for shoppers across the state, including in North County. As of Jan. 1, ...
Times of San Diego

Law closing loophole in California’s plastic bag ban takes effect in new year

Legislation authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear that bans the sale of thick, reusable plastic bags at grocery checkouts will take effect on Jan. 1. The Encinitas Democrat’s legislation, passed ...
Sacramento Bee

California bans plastic bags at grocery stores. Here’s what to know about new law

You won’t be hearing that common question at California grocery stores any more starting Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026. That’s when a new statewide ban on plastic bags goes into effect. Senate Bill 1053, ...
Sacramento Bee

California’s plastic bag phaseout nears, but leftover bags remain unregulated

At the Target store on Riverside Boulevard on Friday, stacks of plastic bags sat prominently at checkout counters — the only visible option available for shoppers at both self-checkout kiosks and ...
WTOP News

Plastic bag ban coming to Montgomery County

In January, a ban on plastic bags goes into effect in most of Montgomery County, Maryland. Only a handful of municipalities have not passed similar bans yet. “Starting Jan. 1, plastic carryout bags ...
Seattle Times

WSU study finds bag fee is creating more plastic waste

When getting her groceries, Lisa Villella almost always forgets her reusable bags at home. “I think this is the only time I’ve ever remembered to bring one,” she said coming out of Grocery Outlet in ...
The Spokesman-Review

As cost of grocery bags rises to 12 cents, WSU study finds bag fee is creating more plastic waste even as number of bags plummets

When getting her groceries, Lisa Villella almost always forgets her reusable bags at home. “I think this is the only time I’ve ever remembered to bring one,” she said coming out of Grocery Outlet in ...
MyNorthwest.com

Harger: WA ignored its own plastic bag ban study. Now fees are increasing anyway

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 ...