When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.

Virginia grocery stores could be forced to do away with plastic shopping bags. House Bill 1662, introduced by Del. Michael ...

Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic ...

Tiny pieces of plastic that have made their way into human bodies could be responsible for the rise of deadly superbugs. Research has revealed that a build-up of these microplastics – minuscule pieces ...

Whatever your choice, these bags help carry the load and get the word out. Learn more about the art of shopping at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Watch Artist Aymar Ccopacatty, National ...

The Director General of the Environment Protection Department, Imran Hameed, has issued a stern warning to shopping bag users, stating that from this month onwards, using plastic shopping bags will ...

Japan's campaign to get customers to sack the use of plastic shopping bags by making stores charge for them is working, an Environment Ministry survey showed. During a single week, 72 percent of ...

Former Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, were spotted exiting a grocery store Thursday with plastic bags to carry their goods.

The Director General of the Environment Protection Department, Imran Hameed, has issued a stern warning to shopping bag users, stating that from this month onwards, using plastic shopping bags ...

It took almost 20 years, but Annapolis’ Plastic Bag Reduction Act is now in effect. The page about the ordinance on the ...

According to the government, in 2020, 2,312 tonnes (2,548 tons) of plastic were disposed of daily in landfills. Shopping bags are the most common plastic waste. Last October, the Legislative ...

Montgomery County is considering a proposed change to its grocery-bag policy that would ban the use of plastic bags at most stores and double the tax on paper bags to 10 cents. The proposal ...