Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous with shopping. For many people, it’s difficult to imagine a quick grocery run without the crinkle of a plastic bag, and even ...

Plastic waste has quietly reshaped the oceans you depend on, and a new global study from Tulane University shows the danger runs deeper than floating bottles and bags. Scientists have now mapped ...

Japanese researchers have developed shopping bags made from potato starch that dissolve in water and leave no microplastics ...

NEWARK, Del. — When California banned plastic bags in 2016, critics said it wouldn’t make a real difference. Turns out they were wrong. A massive new study tracking nearly half a century of beach ...

In various cities and states, plastic bag bans have taken hold as a way to reduce pollution and prevent excess waste from harming the environment. But what differences have the laws made in helping ...

Plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the wind, are among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines.

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Looking to decrease your consumption of microplastics? You should know that these foods and drinks have all been found to include more than their fair share.

Japan has developed a new kind of shopping bag that looks ordinary but behaves very differently from plastic. These bags are ...

Petersburg City Council member Arnold Westbrook Jr. is pushing for a 5-cent tax on plastic bags to fund city beautification efforts. Westbrook believes the tax could reduce plastic bag pollution ...