Thirteen states across the country have enacted bans on "single-use" plastic bags, with upwards of 500 cities doing the same. More could be on the way. Environmental groups claim that these bags are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do plastic bag bans work? New study finds they save 6 billion bags a year in some US states Single-use plastic bag bans have ...

Plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the wind, are among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines.

According to a study, bans on plastic bags at stores have actually increased the amount of plastic being wasted. zakalinka - stock.adobe.com Yes, those plastic-bag bans are every bit as stupid as ...

Plastic bag bans and fees have spread across the United States, and new research show they're doing a good job at cutting down on litter, although some rules work better than others. In places where ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups. Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous ...

The idea is simple: Reduce plastic waste by requiring shoppers to bring their own reusable bags. The reality is messy. Plastic bag bans have spread across the nation, but some data suggests that ...

State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered along U.S. shorelines — potentially cutting that type of waste in half in ...

Think twice before tossing those plastic bags after your next trip to the grocery store. Plastic grocery bags have many more uses than just carrying your fruits and veggies. Repurpose them around the ...

According to a United Nations paper and media reports analyzed by Statista, 91 countries and territories in the world have passed some sort of full or partial ban on plastic bags. While plastic bag ...

Nine years ago California banned grocery stores from giving out flimsy single-use plastic grocery bags, the first state to do so. And the law has been facing obstacles ever since. Days after it passed ...