plastic bags

The Baltimore County Council restored liquor stores to the short list of small businesses — convenience stores and other shops with fewer than four locations — that may continue providing goods in thinner, single-use plastic bags at checkout.

Members of the Baltimore County Council voted to amend the plastic bag ban even though the County Executive promised to veto any changes.

Baltimore County Council is considering some changes to the Bring Your Own Bag Act, BYOB.

The Baltimore County Council decided Tuesday evening against making any changes to the upcoming ban on plastic bags, which goes into effect November 1st.

The new law takes effect Nov. 1 but there will be a 90 day grace period in Baltimore County.

Lisa Ramsden, Senior Plastics Campaigner at Greenpeace USA and Jennifer Congdon, Deputy Director of Beyond Plastics, discuss how we're choking on the ubiquitous material, and how we can move to a plastic-free world.

Research from the Netherlands reveals, for the first time, the presence of microplastics in human blood. What are the effects? With plastic so ubiquitous, is it possible to protect ourselves from exposure? We ask Dr. Lynn Grattan of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

The House of Delegates passed a ban on plastic bags Wednesday. The bill would apply to bags used to carry items from a store, but exempts an assortment of…

Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott has issued an executive order to delay until July the implementation of a ban on single-use plastic bags sought by…

The Baltimore City Council shepherded two highly visible bills toward law on their Monday, Nov. 4th meeting. WYPR’s Emily Sullivan discussed progress on…