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

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

In observance of International Plastic Bag Free Day 2025, environmental justice group BAN Toxics reaffirms its unwavering ...

State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered ...

When you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up as litter on beaches.

The Lagos State Government has defended the sales of packing bags in some malls in the state.The PUNCH reports that some residents have complained of sales of packing bags in some malls, following the ...

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

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

U.S. coastal areas with plastic bag bans or fees saw significant reductions in plastic bag pollution — but plastic waste as a ...

Using crowdsourced data from shore cleanups, researchers found that areas that enacted plastic bag bans or fees had fewer ...

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

A study published in Science Journal found that plastic bag policies, such as bans and fees, have been effective in reducing plastic bag litter by 25-47% and potentially protecting wildlife from ...