A pair of researchers examined hundreds of state and local plastic bag policies. Researchers make surprising discovery about states that ban plastic shopping bags: 'May be even more effective' first ...

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

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.

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

The first alarm bells rang in the late 1990s, when sailor Charles Moore stumbled upon the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, a ...

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.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Seven years ago, the Ohio-based grocery chain Kroger pledged to get rid of plastic bags in all of its stores by 2025. Kroger made the announcement in August 2018, stating ...