LONG BEACH - Plastic bag ban expands to small shops – Jan. 1, 2012 (read more …)
SAN JOSE - Plastic bag ban goes into effect New Year's Day – Dec. 27, 2011 (read more …)
SEATTLE - Bans plastic bags and sets charge for paper – Dec. 20, 2011 (read more …)
UNITED STATES - Plastic Bag Bans Spreading – Dec. 12, 2011 (read more …)
PALM DESERT - Plastic bag ban proposed – Dec. 4, 2011 (read more …)
ALAMEDA - Plastic bags could be banned by Jan. 2013 – Nov. 21, 2011 (read more …)
SEATTLE - Council may ban plastic bags – Nov. 14, 2011 (read more …)
SOUTHAMPTON- Village plastic bag ban starts Sunday – Nov. 4, 2011 (read more …)
TANZANIA - Total ban on plastic bags – Oct. 29, 2011 (read more …)
SOLANA BEACH - Could have county's first plastic bag ban – Oct. 29, 2011 (read more …)
PORTLAND – Consumers prepare for plastic bag ban going into effect tomorrow – Oct. 14, 2011 (read more …)
PASADENA - Plastic bag ban advances – Oct. 8, 2011 (read more …)
SANTA CRUZ - County passes plastic bag ban – Sept. 16, 2011 (read more …)
LAGUNA BEACH - Plastic bag ban to be developed – Sept. 8, 2011 (read more …)
LOS ANGELES - Plastic and paper bag ban proposed – Sept. 7, 2011 (read more …)
COLORADO - Towns consider plastic bag bans – Sept. 7, 2011 (read more …)
SANTA CRUZ - County's plastic bag ban moves forward – Aug. 22, 2011 (read more …)
AUSTIN, TX - follows Brownsville's plastic bag ban – Aug. 8, 2011 (read more …)
LOS ANGELES - Plastic bag ban takes effect – July 7, 2011 (read more …)
LHASA – First Chinese city to ban plastic bags – June 16, 2011 (read more
CONGO – Bans plastic bags to fight pollution – June 2, 2011 (read more
EUROPEAN UNION - Considering ban of plastic shopping bags – May 20, 2011 (read more …)
LONG BEACH, CA – Bans plastic bags May 19, 2011 (read more …)
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. - Adopts plastic bag ban – Apr. 29, 2011 (read more …)
MYANMAR - Main city bans plastic bags – Apr. 26, 2011 (read more …)
PUNJAB - Imposes ban on polythene bags from May 1 – Apr. 15, 2011 (read more …)
PHILIPPINES - Laguna Lake Development Authority bans thin plastic bags – Apr. 3, 2011(read more …)
BRUSSELS - Joins fight to ban free plastic bags – Apr. 2, 2011(read more …)
INDIA – Banning plastic bags – Mar. 28, 2011 (read more …)
EUROPEAN UNION – Considers region-wide plastic bag ban – Mar . 15, 2011 (read more …)
SANTA MONICA – Plastic bag ban begins – Mar. 9, 2011 (read more …)
MASSACHUSETTS - Lawmaker pushing for ban on plastic bag – Feb. 18, 2011 (read more …)
OREGON – Plastic bags not really recyclable – Feb. 8, 2011 (read more …)
MANILA - Plastic bag ban reduces waste management costs – Feb. 2, 2011 (read more …)
HAWAII - US environment agency supports Hawaii bag ban - Jan. 31, 2011 (read more …)
SANTA MONICA - Businesses on board with proposed plastic bag ban – Jan. 20, 2011 (read more …) read more …)PORTLAND - Metro Council supports plastic bag ban – Jan. 6, 2011 (read more …)
TEXAS - City of Brownsville prepares for plastic bag ban – Jan. 1, 2011 (read more …) 
