Now, new research, published Friday in Science Advances, reexamines the U.S.’s role as a plastic consumer and concludes that the country has much more work to do at home to manage its waste.

Daiso, an affordable retail chain known for their Japanese inspired home decor, stationery, snacks, and more, is opening stores in Minnesota. The Woodbury location is having a grand opening ...

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Negeri Sembilan Local Government Development, Housing and Transport Committee chairman, Arul Kumar was met by the reporter after inspecting the compliance of the ban for single-use plastic bags at a ...

“First and foremost, we represent the manufacturers of plastic retail bags,” says Matt Seaholm, executive director of the American Progressive Bag Alliance, a group affiliated with the ...

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BURTON, MI -- Burton police want to know who’s distributing small plastic bags containing racist propaganda and an unknown substance. Police have received several 911 calls regarding the bags ...

As part of its ongoing crackdown on environmental violations, the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) Rawalpindi has seized approximately 4,000 kilograms of banned plastic bags from a warehouse.

Washington residents will soon face heftier fines for littering and higher prices for plastic grocery bags. A new law signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson on Saturday toughens the punishment for littering ...

New Jersey's plastic bag ban resulted in tripled plastic bag production due to the switch to thicker polypropylene bags. Retailers are profiting significantly from bag fees, while consumers face ...