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

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.

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

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 pollution has emerged as one of the most severe environmental crises globally, with single-use plastic bags ...

Imagine walking down your street or biking to school. You might see colourful plastic bags tangled in trees, floating in ...

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

Plastic waste is a growing issue worldwide. According to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) a truck load of plastic waste enters the ocean every minute we spend on this planet. ..

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

Among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines are thin plastic shopping bags, which have ...

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 looked at plastic bag bans and fees in jurisdictions across the United States to gauge their effectiveness. The researchers found ...