Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a ...

A new study found that policies to curtail the use of single-use plastic bags in grocery stores and other retail outlets in Austin and Dallas, Texas, resulted in people buying more plastic bags, a ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in ...

California's statewide ban of single-use plastic bags at grocery store checkouts was first passed in 2014, but plastic ...

California is just saying no to plastic bags, as lawmakers recently passed legislation that will ban grocery stores from offering any bags other than paper at checkout. According to NPR ...

OPINION: Besides, while it is not the stated reason for the mayor’s plastic bag ban, reducing plastic waste is another ...

California’s plastic grocery bag waste actually increased after the first ban went into effect, according to the state’s ...

Did you know that for an organic cotton bag to have a lower environmental impact than a plastic grocery bag, it would need to be used 2,000 times? If you want to use an organic cotton bag for your ...

(The Hill) — Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores ...

The city of Española, at the behest of Mayor John Ramon Vigil, will soon consider adopting a ban on plastic bags like those used at grocery stores.