Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's shorelines, the study found.

“We find that plastic bag policies lead to a 25 to 47% decrease in plastic bags as a share of total items collected relative ...

Plastic bag use in the state dropped 91%, and three-quarters of those surveyed approved of the approach. Now, researchers at the University of Vermont have dug deeper into the 745-person survey ...

It bears the distinction of being the only plastic-free alternative to meet the EU Single Use Plastics Directive (SUPD), according to the Dutch government, which carried out extensive testing in 2023.

Now, Notpla has replaced more than 21 million items of single-use plastic across Europe, and is aiming to displace 1 billion units by 2030. In order to make a real dent in the insidious issue of ...

It’s in the bag: Biodegradable plastic idea takes top prize in student startup pitch competition. by Kurt Schlosser on June 6, 2025 at 8:19 am June 6, 2025 at 8:38 am. Share 5 Tweet Share Reddit ...

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday signed into law Senate Bill 551, which will eliminate all bags made of plastic film at checkout at restaurants, grocery stores, and other ...

"Plastic bag bans mean less waste and less litter. For our children to inherit a less polluted earth, that's exactly what we need." Twelve states — California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, ...

Oregon lawmakers passed a bill that would ban the use of reusable plastic bags at grocery stores starting Jan. 2027. A 2019 bill blocked grocers and restaurants from allowing single use plastic ...

Plastic bags have a certain nostalgia in some Asian-American communities, both for their designs and as symbols of the thriftiness of reuse. As the bags are now being phased out due to ...

Grocery stores, convenience stores and drugstores will get to keep 20% of the revenue generated by Richmond’s 5-cent plastic bag tax, which will go into effect on Jan. 1.

Pennsylvania could soon join a growing list of states banning single-use plastic bags. While legislators work out the details of a statewide ban, the groundwork is being laid by communities that have ...