Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's shorelines, the study found.

Plastic bags have a certain nostalgia in some Asian-American communities, both for their designs and as symbols of the thriftiness of reuse. As the bags are now being phased out due to ...

Grocery stores, convenience stores and drugstores will get to keep 20% of the revenue generated by Richmond’s 5-cent plastic bag tax, which will go into effect on Jan. 1.

Store employee Josiah Gustaf bags groceries for a customer at Super Happy Mart in Barrigada, Aug. 3, 2020. Bill 373, introduced by Sen. Régine Biscoe Lee and co-sponsored by the majority of the ...

Giant Eagle has reinstated plastic bags at its Erie County stores after removing them in 2022. Giant Eagle uses bags made of 75% recycled material and offers in-store recycling.

Giant Eagle has reinstated plastic bags at its Erie County stores after removing them in 2022. Giant Eagle uses bags made of 75% recycled material and offers in-store recycling.

Oregon would ramp up its prohibitions on plastic bags and cut back access to other single-use plastic items, under a bill state lawmakers are considering this year. Senate Bill 551, known by ...

Poly-Pak Industries Group LLC in Melville, N.Y., filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification that said it was closing the factory May 1 and that 146 of its 177 employees would be ...

The new law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, will overhaul a 2012 county law on plastic and paper bag use. County officials said that law was poorly implemented.

GK Quiz on International Plastic Bag Free Day: Brush up on your knowledge of plastic pollution and its effects on our planet. This interactive quiz is a great way to learn and get involved in the ...

The legislation banning plastic bags passed by the Senate would also require retailers to charge customers 10 cents for a paper bag. Half of that fee would be set aside for environmental protection ...

Plastic bags are in the top five items found in beach and river cleanups and the harm to wildlife has been well documented. Once in the sea, they can quickly degrade.