It’s been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other businesses.

A study published in Science Journal found that plastic bag policies, such as bans and fees, have been effective in reducing plastic bag litter by 25-47% and potentially protecting wildlife from en… ...

A local church is making plarn (plastic yarn) out of plastic bags and waving it on large looms to make mats for the homeless.

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

A new study suggests plastic bag fees could be more impactful than bans in limiting plastic bag litter on shorelines.

A new study finds plastic bag regulations cut shoreline litter by up to 47%. Policies like bans or fees significantly reduced waste across U.S. coastal areas.

Regulations cut plastic bag waste on shorelines by close to 50% finds a new study.

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.

When you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up as litter on beaches. That’s the intuitive finding of a paper published Thursday in the journal Science, which ...

Local and state level bans on plastic bags successfully mitigate plastic bag litter along beaches, lakes, and rivers, according to a study published June 19 in the journal Science.

Local and state level bans on plastic bags successfully mitigate plastic bag litter along beaches, lakes, and rivers, according to a study published June 19 in the journal Science.

Science says plastic bag bans really do work A new study finds that outlawing or taxing plastic bags reduces beach litter.