The MA legislature has advanced a sweeping environmental bond bill that includes a provision to ban single-use plastic bags.
Beaufort County looks to close a loophole in a 2018 ordinance banning plastic bags and extend the ban to include disposable Styrofoam food containers.
The bill would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at Massachusetts stores.
The bill also would require landlords and home-sellers to disclose flood information to buyers and prospective tenants.
This session's environmental bond bill is packed with major policy, and it bans single-use plastic bags and cuts down on ...
The Massachusetts Senate is expected to debate a proposed statewide plastic bag ban next week as part of a sweeping $3.6 ...
Critics say these types of proposals are bad for small businesses.
The Senate plans to vote next week on a policy-heavy $3.64 billion environmental borrowing bill that looks to pump state ...
It also sets a minimum 10-cent fee for every recycled paper bag provided to a customer. Under the proposal, five cents from ...
Directive, 2082, replacing the earlier directive of 2068, establishing comprehensive standards for the production, import, ...
Errant businesses may risk their ability to operate if they fail to meet the requirement. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...