January 9, 2020 –
New Jersey lawmakers are considering a bill that would ban plastic and paper bags statewide. According to one opinion columnist, this ban should be “sacked.”
More »September 23, 2019 –
Woodstock, Illinois just passed a 10-cent plastic bag tax. According to a Northwest Herald editorial, “when government mandates the tax and collects most of the revenue…it seems more like a cash grab.”
More »September 20, 2019 –
Despite good intentions, bans on single-use plastic bags are largely ineffective, punish small businesses, and restrict consumer choice. Anchorage’s ban is no different.
More »September 13, 2019 –
Several Alaskan cities have already instituted single-use plastic bag bans, and more are considering legislation to regulate the use of plastic bags. But are these policies effective?
More »September 4, 2019 –
Plastic bag bans often have a myriad of unintended consequences.
More »August 5, 2019 –
Plastic bag bans often don’t address the fact that alternatives are worse for the environment.
More »July 9, 2019 –
California’s nearly 3-year-old ban on single-use plastic bags may be having an unintended impact: a spike in shoplifting.
More »June 24, 2019 –
As well-intentioned bans on plastic shopping bags roll out across the United States, there’s an unintended consequence that policy makers should take into account
More »May 16, 2019 –
The Omaha World-Herald recently published an opinion column on Omaha’s proposed plastic bag ban. The author is an instructor of economics at the Heider College of Business at Creighton University.
More »May 8, 2019 –
For decades, plastic bags have been staples at grocery stores. A growing number of cities and counties have passed laws that ban or tax plastic bags in the past ten years. But are these bans helpful to the environment?
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