On Friday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a legal settlement with four major plastic bag manufacturing ...

California is suing three plastic bag manufacturers that officials say are violating state law by providing bags billed as ...

Elgin is asking residents to provide feedback on a potential citywide ban on the distribution of single-use plastic checkout ...

Standard plastic produce bags are completely clear, shiny and very thin, while compostable or biodegradable versions feel slightly crinkly, are a bit thicker and often appear opaque with a faint green ...

A team of researchers from Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, recently developed a shocking new technique to ...

That extra fee at the grocery store for a plastic shopping bag isn't just an inconvenience –– it is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems, according to a new study. Policies that ban or ...

"Plastic waste has become a very concerning and dangerous problem all around the world," study author Ali Ghodrati, a PhD ...

"Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had ...

California is suing three plastic-bag makers, alleging they misled people by falsely claiming their products were recyclable ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags.

With more cities, states and countries banning single-use plastic bags, paper has become a popular alternative at the grocery checkout. At first glance, this seems like an obvious win for the ...

To encourage the use of reusable shopping bags and reduce single-use plastics in Penang, the state government through the ...