Plastic pollution has become a major global environmental crisis. Millions of plastic or polythene bags are used and discarded each year, contributing to the pollution of land, rivers, and oceans.

California is just saying no to plastic bags, as lawmakers recently passed legislation that will ban grocery stores from ...

In a move set to eliminate over 300 plastic bags per person and reduce CO2 emissions by 30kg per capita, SABIC's high-gloss ...

In various cities and states, plastic bag bans have taken hold as a way to reduce pollution and prevent excess waste from harming the environment. But what differences have the laws made in ...

She wrote the billthat got Newsom's signature, banning plastic bags at grocery store checkouts. On Jan. 1, 2026, it will become the official way of doing business in California. "The idea behind ...

Bangladesh must re-evaluate its approach to plastic waste management and strengthen the role of its informal economy to pave the way for a sustainable future ...

The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste. By Soumya Karlamangla Reporting from San Francisco Paper or paper?

The bag ban on the ballot in Bozeman, regardless of the outcome, could spark greater interest in state preemption laws that ...

Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could purchase bags made with a thicker ...

The single-use plastic waste reduction program is strictly voluntary, for the organizations in our community that want to ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a ...

It also keeps the lightweight plastic bags out of trees or stuck in bushes for months at a time as they slowly disintegrate. The bags are notorious litter offerings, oftentimes ending up in area ...