The seven recycling symbols on plastic packaging reveal more than you might think, but not all are recycled the same way in ...

That plastic grocery bag sitting under the sink may look harmless. It is light, useful, and easy to forget. But once it lands ...

County Council passed an ordinance 7 to 3 banning plastic bags and polystyrene containers on June 8. Businesses will have to ...

Researchers conducted the first systematic review of policies around the U.S. to limit plastic bag use.

Thirteen states across the country have enacted bans on "single-use" plastic bags, with upwards of 500 cities doing the same. More could be on the way. Environmental groups claim that these bags are ...

Carrefour plans to remove 5,000 tons of plastic packaging by 2030 and pass savings to shoppers through price cuts of up to 10 ...

Every year, around 500 billion plastic grocery bags are used worldwide. And an estimated 10 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean yearly. To help combat this waste, several American ...

Nine years ago California banned grocery stores from giving out flimsy single-use plastic grocery bags, the first state to do so. And the law has been facing obstacles ever since. Days after it passed ...

Results are in for the first year of Philadelphia’s plastic bag ban. A study estimates the policy eliminated over 200 million plastic bags in the city — enough to fill City Hall every eight months.