While you can’t typically recycle plastic bags in your curbside recycling bin, you can recycle them through specialty plastic recyclers. You may even be able to drop them off at a nearby retail ...

The new law will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2026 and focuses only on checkout bags — not bags used to hold produce or wrap food that could cause contamination, such as meat.

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — The decision by New York State to ban single-use plastic bags from retail stores makes it a ...

But take heart, conscientious recycler, because plastic bags and wraps, like the ones around toilet paper and paper towels, can be taken back to most major grocery stores and box stores for recycling.

Only about six percent of the plastic—everything from plastic bottles to IV drips—produced in the U.S. in 2021 was recycled, according to a Greenpeace report.

It only takes about 14 plastic bags for the equivalent of the gas required to drive one mile. 5 In 2015 about 730,000 tons of plastic bags, sacks and wraps were generated (including PS, PP, HDPE, PVC ...

Regulators have only been able to investigate around 200 of the 500 complaints that have come in ... Sign regarding New York plastic bag ban. ... Bags for fruits and vegetables. Shrink-wrap on the ...

There are some exceptions to the ban, like produce bags and bags used to wrap up raw meat, but for the most part, plastic bags will be a thing of the past in the Garden State.