Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

Don't be alarmed if you see a Zamboni-like rover roaming Ontario's shores this summer — it's a beach cleaning robot being ...

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

A tiny Scottish island has become the striking launchpad for a nationwide campaign to combat marine plastic pollution. Wee ...

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

Nearly half a century of beach cleanups across America show that plastic bag bans reduce plastic bag litter washing up on our ...

Taken together, the findings mean that bag bans and fees aren’t a plastic panacea but do matter. “These plastic bag policies ...

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

A new study from the University of Delaware and Columbia University shows plastic bag bans and fees have been effective at ...

A new study from the University of Delaware and Columbia University looked at plastic bag bans and fees in jurisdictions across the United States to gauge their effectiveness. The researchers found ...

Plastic pollution is still being found washed up on Norfolk beaches following the North Sea tanker collision four months ago.