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

Nearly half a century of beach cleanups across America show that plastic bag bans reduce plastic bag litter washing up on our ...

California has long had a partial ban on plastic grocery bags, but that law is set to get even more strict as plastic pollution continues to worsen. Consumers likely won't see the effects of the ...

Gov. Tina Kotek has signed a bill into law that bans thicker, reusable plastic bags at grocery store checkouts, restaurants ...

Paper bags are easier to recycle than plastic ... The same week California’s new ban became law, the state opened another front in its battle with plastic waste by filing a lawsuit against ...

A 2023 analysis of a survey of hundreds of Vermonters found the law appeared to have worked. Plastic bag use in the state ...

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 ...