Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a ...

A new study found that policies to curtail the use of single-use plastic bags in grocery stores and other retail outlets in Austin and Dallas, Texas, resulted in people buying more plastic bags, a ...

Regulations imposed to protect the environment may continue to have impacts even after they are repealed. And those lingering ...

Recycling is getting a major upgrade in St. Peters after 25 years of using plastic blue bags that weren’t recyclable.

EU member states have taken progressive steps over the past decade to reduce the use of lightweight plastic bags, including ...

(The Hill) — Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores ...

Forget takeaway boxes, a couple were seen just scooping a copious amount of pastry into plastic bags as if there wouldn’t be ...

The Shawnee Community College's Cosmetology Club is asking the public for bags so they can help out hurricane victims.

Two Ann Arbor lawmakers are behind a state Senate bill that would repeal the law that bans municipalities from regulating ...

Scientists are using plastic bags to help handle toxic compounds in their chemical reactions. When broken down in a ball mill ...

If you plan to freeze your meal-prepped food or leftovers, you must ensure your food storage containers are safe for the ...

While photos of littered beaches and floating garbage patches are unsettling, perhaps the most problematic plastic is barely ...