Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the planet today, and single-use plastic bags are a major contributor. They often end up in landfills, clog drains, and ...

Full bans prohibit all single-use plastic bags at checkout, while partial bans primarily target thin, single-use plastic bags ...

Plastic debris is now a troubling reality in oceans and along shorelines worldwide. From tiny microplastics to large waste ...

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

State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered ...

Maybe you have been annoyed by the extra charge to get a plastic shopping bag, but a new study shows the policies actually help clean up shorelines.

International Plastic Bag Free Day is observed every year on July 3 to raise awareness about the harmful effects of single-use plastic bags on the environment. The day aims to encourage people ...

Plastic bag bans and fees reduce shoreline litter, but research has found they aren't enough to solve global plastic ...

Delhi-NCR youth share how they are fighting plastic pollution, not only by raising awareness through drives but also through direct actionable ways.

But even places with bag policies are seeing a greater prevalence of plastic bags on beaches and riverbanks. Plastic bag fees ...

The measure, which mandated a charge on all single-use plastic bags in supermarkets, came into force in October 2015.

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome ...