California shoppers are adjusting to a new reality at checkout counters across the state as plastic bags have been officially banned since January 1.

With tailored, evidence-based policies, the U.S. can relieve the burden on local and municipal governments, communities, and ...

In 2018, Kroger pledged to eliminate single-use plastic bags by 2025 as part of its Zero Hunger, Zero Waste initiative.

The state is reviewing draft rules for producers to make single-use packaging and food packaging recyclable and compostable ...

Unfortunately, many shoppers aren’t reusing their reusable bags. Research reveals one major setback with reusable grocery ...

NEWARK, Del. — When California banned plastic bags in 2016, critics said it wouldn’t make a real difference. Turns out they were wrong. A massive new study tracking nearly half a century of beach ...

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 helping ...

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A team of researchers has demonstrated a cutting-edge plant-based plastic bag that can dissolve in water without producing ...

South Africa’s plastic bag levy was first introduced in 2004 as an anti-pollution mechanism and to support environmental ...