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.

Areas with bans or fees saw a 25 to 47 percent drop in plastic bag litter on shorelines compared to places without such ...

Many of us are unaware that our daily habits ripple out to affect the ... you on the sidelines of ocean protection. Everyday decisions, like cutting back on single-use plastics or choosing ...

Every year, more than 8 million tons of plastic enter the ocean - bags, cups, straws, and many other items from the daily ...

A massive ocean survey finds plastic in every layer of the North Atlantic, revealing how deeply it has invaded marine ecosystems.

State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered ...

Among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines are thin plastic shopping bags, which have ...

Taken together, the findings mean that bag bans and fees aren’t a plastic panacea but do matter. “These plastic bag policies ...

New research shows shoreline litter in U.S. has been slashed by almost half since plastic bag bans have gone into effect.

Policies aimed at reducing single-use plastic bags have led to a significant decrease in bags found on shorelines.

An estimated 8 million metric tons (MMT) of plastic waste enters the world's ocean each year - the equivalent of dumping a garbage truck of plastic waste into the ocean every minute. Plastic waste is ...

Our world is filled with plastics. Every time we use plastic, whether in tires, clothing or bags, tiny particles are left behind. Researchers at RTI International in North Carolina are studying how ...