plastic bag ban

Right from the first day of 2022, Washington residents will have to ask for certain items when they go out to eat.

In an effort to cut back on the plastic bags used at the grocery stores, an 8 cent added tax will be added to your bill for a single-use bag at the checkout stand.

Where do we stand with plastic bags in Washington?

you may recall, the state legislature passed a Democratically sponsored plastic bag ban, it was signed into law by Inslee in March. Supposed to go into effect Jan 1. But will it?

Many cities in WA and OR have already had such bans on what are called "single use" plastic bags. But Oregon's went statewide January 1, and now WA is halfway there.

Plastic bag ban clears House committee, now headed for floor vote. Senate version has already passed.

The ban passed the State Senate, but is awaiting committee in the House, partly because a revised bill was re-introduced.

Given a companion bill in the House is most likely to be approved, there's a good chance Washintonians could lose their single-use plastic shopping bags statewide. The Senate Energy and Technology Committee Thursday passed SB (Senate Bill) 5323, which would ban the use of single-use plastic shopping bags...