Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's ...

At the time of his arrest, the suspect was also on out on bond for multiple charges stemming from a June 2023 arrest.

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

Lawmakers have responded. Since 2010, more than 100 countries have implemented partial or total bans or fees on plastic ...

It's been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other ...

New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of ...

But even places with bag policies are seeing a greater prevalence of plastic bags on beaches and riverbanks. Plastic bag fees ...

The act of storing old shopping bags inside other bags may reflect common psychological traits — or in more severe cases, ...

“By and large, plastic bag bans are successful at reducing the use of bags and associated litter,” says Meiffren-Swango, who co-authored the report.

Plastic bag bans and fees reduce shoreline litter, but research has found they aren't enough to solve global plastic ...

Among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines are thin plastic shopping bags, which have ...