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 ...
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 carrier bags account for much less than 10 percent ... to reduce plastic use and promote plastic recycling with a logo to mark the change. With the law scheduled to take effect as early ...
A new study suggests plastic debris like shopping bags bear remarkably similar “echoes” to those of squid—likely due to some combination of their shape, size, degree of weathering ...
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 ...
Recycling takeout containers properly requires know-how. Here's what an expert told us about disposing of pizza boxes, Chinese containers, aluminum tins and other popular food vessels.