While a January 2024 study shows that similar bans across the country have cut single-use plastic bag consumption significantly, many reusable shopping bag options are not particularly sustainable.

Plus, New Zealand became the first nation to ban both plastic shopping bags and plastic produce bags. As for the California legislation, "we've known for a long time that plastic bags create ...

Regulations imposed to protect the environment may continue to have impacts even after they are repealed.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

Falling in line with new state requirements that go into effect in 2026, the Napa County Board of Supervisors passed an ...

California’s plastic grocery bag waste actually increased after the first ban went into effect, according to the state’s ...

Although you may store reusable shopping bags to take to the grocery store in order to avoid using disposable plastic ones, ...

Sweden’s conservative government today eliminated a 25-cent tax on plastic shopping bags. The tax was introduced in 2020 to meet the European Union’s consumption target for plastic bags, and by 2023 ...

ST JOHNS, Fla. — A whale’s chances of living were greatly reduced because of a plastic bag found inside its stomach. A dwarf sperm whale calf stranded on a St. Johns County beach in September.

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in ...

Supermarket chain SPAR Hungary has introduced recyclable shopping bags made from the company’s plastic waste in its stores. The company says it uses 150 tonnes of plastic waste each year to ...

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.