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 ...

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

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

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

Nearly half a century of beach cleanups across America show that plastic bag bans reduce plastic bag litter washing up on our ...

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

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

The researchers found that plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% decrease in plastic bags as a share of total items ...

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 ...