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

Lawmakers have responded. Since 2010, more than 100 countries have implemented partial or total bans or fees on plastic ...

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

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

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Vermont’s single-use plastics ban is five years old. A new UVM study found that it has not only ...

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

New Jersey cannot afford more misguided policies that punish consumers, businesses and innovation. Our war on plastic bags and plastic has to end.

According to head researcher Qingbin Wang, his team found that around 70% of people surveyed had a positive view of the law.

Colorado’s ban on single-use plastic bags has led to a noticeable uptick in paper bags for some shoppers — especially those ...

Stricter plastic bag policies have cut the amount of litter in the environment, a US study has found, which could indicate ...

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ordered a ban on single-use plastic in hilly tourist destinations as well as restrictions on ...