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

New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of ...

In New Jersey, a study funded by plastic bag manufacturers found that while the number of single-use plastic bags sold declined by 60% after a bag ban took effect in 2015, ...

Gently used reusable bags are collected, sanitized, and distributed to food banks, pantries, and directly to residents in ...

California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In fact, California's original ban made things worse.

The Dallas City Council had imposed a 5-cent fee for single-use bags for five months in 2015 before repealing the fee when the city faced lawsuits from plastic bag manufacturers. When free bags ...

In 2021, Californians discarded 5.89 tons of plastic bags per 1,000 people, compared with 4.08 tons of plastic bags per 1,000 people in 2014, according to an analysis by CalPIRG.

The global jute bags market recorded a CAGR of 1.8% between 2019 and 2023. The market reached a valuation of approximately ...

Ghanaian plastic manufacturers are calling on the government to ban plastic imports as the country prepares new regulations ...

California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In fact, California's original ban made things worse.

Malvern Borough will ban single-use plastic carry-out bags at checkout in all commercial establishments. Businesses may offer ...