Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores from ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

EU member states have taken progressive steps over the past decade to reduce the use of lightweight plastic bags, including imposing additional charges or levies and promoting the adoption of ...

A year has passed since Japan introduced mandatory charges to customers for each single-use plastic bag taken from retail stores. The ratio of shoppers who decline plastic bags at stores has risen ...

Aldi avoids brand names Why is Aldi so cheap? At most supermarkets, you’ll find tons of name-brand items, but at Aldi, a ...

Supermarkets said they were working to reduce plastic in their stores. A Woolworths spokesperson said the company had taken 220 million shopping bags out of circulation in the last year and ...

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Consumer Council found that five of the 11 online retailers they checked did not ask customers to pay HK$1 per plastic bag, which is required by law The government must give guidance to online ...