Plastic bags that are marketed as "biodegradable" and "compostable" are still capable of carrying a full load of shopping three years after they have been discarded, research has revealed. The ...

Bags make up an alarming amount of the plastic found in whale stomachs or bird nests, and it’s no wonder — globally, we use between 1 and 5 trillion plastic bags each year. Biodegradable ...

Supposedly biodegradable plastic bags marketed as eco-friendly alternatives to cut pollution are still able to carry a full load of shopping after three years in the soil or ocean, a study has ...

In response to a grassroots legislative movement to phase out non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags, manufacturers are developing bags that will break down from prolonged exposure to oxygen or ...

Further complicating matters, a new study has revealed that “biodegradable” plastic bags didn’t actually degrade after three years in the natural environment, according to The Guardian.

San Francisco recently approved a ban on non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags. While stores adjust to the change, it's unclear how it will affect people whose job it is to snag plastic bags ...

Study finds ‘biodegradable’ plastic bags can still hold shopping three years after being discarded. A three-year experiment has revealed that consumers who think they’re using eco-friendly ...

A plastic bag submerged in soil for three years could still hold a full load of shopping. Lloyd Russell, University of Plymouth It’s no secret that the world has a plastic bag pollution problem.

Biodegradable plastic shopping bags may be “more toxic” than conventional plastic bags, a Spanish study has found. Researchers compared the two types of bags in a toxicology test using fish cells.

Environmental Deterioration of Biodegradable, Oxo-biodegradable, Compostable, and Conventional Plastic Carrier Bags in the Sea, Soil, and Open-Air Over a 3-Year Period. Environmental Science ...