Policies that have banned or imposed fees on plastic bags are leading to significant declines in plastic litter along U.S. shorelines, a new study has found. These state- and local-level ...

Many cities are imposing fees and bans on plastic shopping bags. Advocates argue these measures help the environment. But others say these measures are ineffective, and hurt the urban poor. Host ...

The state's plastic bag ban, which goes into effect May 4, won't solve all our environmental problems, but experts say it's certainly a good place to start.

Every year, around 500 billion plastic grocery bags are used worldwide.And an estimated 10 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean yearly. To help combat this waste, several American ...

The results from beach cleaning sweeps in 2022 are in - and it's good news! The Garden State’s beaches are cleaner. New Jerseyans may miss using plastic bags, but they're not winding up on the ...

Reusable bags Before the novel coronavirus pandemic hit, warnings about potential public health consequences of banning single-use plastics in the name of environmental protection fell on deaf ears.

Plastic bag bans are helping clean up US coastlines: Study Policies that have banned or imposed fees on plastic bags are leading to significant declines in plastic litter along U.S. shorelines, a ...

At this point, plastic bags are about as ubiquitous in our natural environment as the air we breathe — they’re all around us. Up to 5 trillion plastic bags are used worldwide each year ...

Policies that have banned or imposed fees on plastic bags are leading to significant declines in plastic litter along U.S. shorelines, a new study has found. These state- and local-level regulations ...