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 ...

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

Researchers conducted the first systematic review of policies around the U.S. to limit plastic bag use.

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

The researchers found that plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% decrease in plastic bags as a share of total items collected in shoreline cleanups relative to areas without policies.

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

Banning or charging for plastic bags is helping stop them ending up on US shorelines, a study of the country's litter suggests. Data from thousands of cleanups showed that areas which tried to ...

Thin plastic shopping bags are one of the biggest culprits of plastic pollution on coastlines, as they have low recycling rates and often blow away in the wind — entangling animals and breaking down ...