Delhi Gets Serious About Banning Plastic Bags
If you get caught with a plastic bag in India's second biggest city, you face fines and a jail term.
Hawaii: First State to Ban Plastic Bags
The ban will keep 450 million bags a year out of the waste stream and ocean.
Los Angeles Bans Plastic Bags, Charges for Paper Bags
LA is the largest city so far, joining a dozen in California, and many others worldwide.
Italy Bans Plastic Shopping Bags
Industry prevented the ban from going through, but it's now in effect.
Bag Fee Fails in Seattle
Voters reject 20-cent fee on one-use bags in city-wide referendum.