Plastic waste is a growing issue worldwide. According to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) a truck load of plastic ...

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...