“A plastic bag has an average lifespan of 12 minutes ... supplier Crown Poly said in a 2023 report prepared by Freedonia Custom Research on behalf of an industry group, the American Recyclable ...

Plastic film recycling is real, and expanding recycling infrastructure and promoting consumer education are more effective than bans.

Freedonia Custom Research put together the “market assessment” of the plastic-bag ban. It found that New Jersey’s consumption of plastic for bags increased three-fold after the ban.

That finding is outlined in a new report from the market research group Freedonia Custom Research, which shows the ban on plastic bags could be harming the environment more than helping it.

“Like all of our projects at Freedonia Custom Research ... Longport became the first town in New Jersey to ban plastic and paper bags for carry-out at its businesses. New Jersey’s law went ...

The Plastic Bag Store, conceived by artist Robin Frohardt, is disguised as a typical grocery store, but with shelves stocked with items made entirely of single-use plastic salvaged from streets ...