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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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. ..

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 ...

Policies that have banned or imposed fees on plastic bags are leading to significant declines in plastic litter along U.S. shorelines, a new study has found. These state- and local-level ...

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