Biodegradable plastic bags and garbage bags are available at major retailers. Today, biodegradable materials are easily accessible. You can order your biodegradable bags online or buy them in-store.

Plastic bags (both the banned and the legal variety) accounted for 3.1% of the litter collected from the state’s beaches during the 2017 Coastal Cleanup Day, down from to 7.4% in 2010. Advertisement ...

It’s no secret that the world has a plastic bag pollution problem. In the United States alone, 100 billion are used each year—the European Union goes through another 100 billion bags—and ...

Much remains unknown about Covid-19, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it “may remain viable for hours to days on surfaces made from a variety of materials.” ...

The ban is officially in the bag. Gov. Phil Murphy on Wednesday signed a new law banning businesses from handing out single-use plastic bags, polystyrene food containers, plastic straws and paper ...

More than 100 nations have implemented either bans or fees on these bags, and the United States has a variety of similar state and local regulations.

ONTARIO – With California grocery stores charging for plastic bags — at different rates — following the passage of Proposition 67, reaction was varied Monday as shoppers weighed whether they ...

According to a Statista analysis, 91 countries and territories in the world have passed some sort of full or partial ban on plastic bags. The U.S. is a notable exception.

This would eliminate 120,000 single-use plastic bags from the landfill annually, ... At the front end of the store, there are still paper bags and a variety of reusable options, ...