Plastic bags are everywhere—stuffed under kitchen sinks, folded in purses, or tucked into car compartments for "just in ...

Experts share how to safely reuse plastic bags and when to recycle instead. Plastic bags aren’t as popular as they once were.

Authors of the new plastic waste report, echoing the first-year report, said after the plastic reduction law roughly 16.5 ...

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.

A year after Frederick’s ban on businesses distributing plastic bags to customers, the measure seems to have achieved its ...

The county ordinance banning plastic bags, which passed in 2018, created a loophole that allows stores to use plastic bags ...

A temporary ban on plastic bags used to carry groceries and other items purchased at stores throughout Carlsbad is set to go ...

A Boston man is facing drug trafficking charges after circling the Mass and Cass area in a suspicious manner, according to ...

Plastic bags make up only a few percentage points of the 9 million tons of plastic garbage disposed of annually in Japan. (This article was compiled from reports by Takumi Wakai, Aki Sato and ...

From July 1, producers, importers, and brand owners in India must include details like thickness and manufacturer name on ...

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