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 ...

“Between 2017 and 2023, there was over a 50% decrease in the amount of plastic bags in the waste stream,” Montayne said. California won’t know whether its new law is successful for more than ...

So, why do plastic bags deserve banning? The answer seems clear when we consider their devastating impact on the environment and our future. One of the strongest reasons to ban polythene bags is their ...

As with California’s original law, each of the five states whose bag bans still allow thicker plastic bags — Connecticut, ...

California has a plastic bag problem — but not for long. California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a law fully banning plastic shopping bags in grocery stores, updating a decade-old ban ...

It was a different scene at a pharmacy in the same area, where none of the 17 customers who emerged over 30 minutes had a plastic bag. According to the Environmental Protection Department ...

PETALING JAYA: Residents are divided over Selangor’s proposal for a two-day plastic bag ban every week. “The two-day plastic bag ban would be a reasonable starting point to modify people’s ...

How to Add Traction to a Slick Pair of Shoes If your favorite pair of shoes has a slick bottom, rather than risking a ...

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Oceana/Joseph Pellegrino & St. Johns County Office of Public Affairs A baby whale has died after being found on a Florida beach with a "large plastic bag" in its stomach. Last month, an individual ...