This is what the data says about plastic bag bans. Plastic bag bans have been popping up across the country for the past decade, but a lawmaker in one state is looking at walking back the law enacted ...

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste. The ban ...

Plastic bag bans and fees have spread across the United States, and new research show they're doing a good job at cutting down on litter, although some rules work better than others. In places where ...

Plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the wind, are among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines.

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups. Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous ...

The muse of American Beauty, Katy Perry and bathroom trash cans everywhere just won’t go away. Credit... Supported by By Danielle Kaye Photographs and Video by Brian Karlsson Since New York’s ban on ...

PETALING JAYA: Every year on July 3, people around the world mark International Plastic Bag Free Day, a reminder that a basic item utilised for just a few minutes can linger in the environment for ...