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Litter is predominantly plastic, yes, but that’s because the things people tend to litter are predominantly made of plastics.

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.

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

During the study period, plastic bag litter was collected less often in shoreline cleanups that took place in areas where some form of regulation existed to curb their distribution and use, the ...

Banning or charging for plastic bags is helping stop them ending up on US shorelines, a study of the country's litter suggests. Data from thousands of cleanups showed that areas which tried to ...

Researchers analyzed data from thousands of beach cleanups and cross-referenced that with state policies on plastic bags. They were happy with what they learned.

Plastic bag fees and bans help protect beaches and riverbanks, study finds But even places with bag policies are seeing a greater prevalence of plastic bags on beaches and riverbanks.

Using crowdsourced data from shore cleanups, researchers found that areas that enacted plastic bag bans or fees had fewer bags littering their lakes, rivers and beaches than those without them.

The researchers found that plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% decrease in plastic bags as a share of total items collected in shoreline cleanups relative to areas without policies.

A new study from the University of Delaware and Columbia University shows plastic bag bans and fees have been effective at cutting shoreline litter from bags by 25% to 47%. Using data from tens of ...