Shoppers in Washington will soon begin paying 4 cents more per plastic bag at grocery stores and other retailers. The price for plastic bags will increase to 12 cents a bag, plus tax, on Jan. 1, but t ...

In the nine months since the institution of the D.C. bag tax, the use of disposable bags has dropped by about 60 percent. While residents were initially skeptical of the effectiveness of the tax, ...

Virginia lawmakers will decide next year whether to impose a nickel tax on plastic bags just like patrons pay in D.C. and Montgomery County in Maryland. Del. Joe Morrissey, D-Highland Springs, is ...

Legislators in Harrisburg are considering a proposal from state Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Wayne, that would make Pennsylvania the first state to impose a statewide tax on the use of plastic bags. Eight ...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — If you're a resident in Montgomery County and use plastic bags as trash bags or just everyday uses, ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The city of Petersburg is now considering a tax on plastic bags — a move Richmond has already approved ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Some Roanoke shoppers are paying extra at the grocery store because of the city’s plastic bag tax. The tax went into effect at the start of 2022. Since then, every bag purchased at a ...

A Petersburg city councilor is proposing a 5-cent tax on plastic bags with the proceeds going to city beautification efforts. Ward 7 Councilor Arnold Westbrook Jr., who has advocated for the tax for ...

Fairfax County’s disposable plastic bag tax is now in its second year of implementation. The tax adds a cost of 5 cents for each disposable plastic bag used at a store. “In its first year, between ...