Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a ...

Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a ...

Regulations imposed to protect the environment may continue to have impacts even after they are repealed. And those lingering ...

ROCKVILLE, Md. (7News) — Shoppers in Montgomery County may no longer have the option to use plastic bags in the future. New legislation introduced this past week would ban all plastic bags.

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Across the EU in 2022, each person used on average 66.6 lightweight plastic carrier bags.This marked a decrease of 10.8 bags (-14 per cent) per person compared with 2021. In total, 29.8 billion ...

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 ...

On Thursday, the St. Johns County Beach Services announced a large plastic bag was discovered in the main stomach of the young whale and it had to be euthanized due to its condition. "Plastic has ...

But polling this year by charity Keep Scotland Beautiful suggests more than 70% of people still see plastic bag litter in their local area. Mike Scotland, founder of Community CleanUP, a voluntary ...

Following complaints about reusable Walmart blue bags piling up in homes, the retail giant is phasing out the fabric bags, switching to paper bags for both grocery delivery and in stores.

In 2022, India outlawed 19 single-use plastic items such as plastic bags, cutlery and straws, which experts said was not a comprehensive enough measure. Today, critics believe the ban is not being ...