Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's shorelines, the study found.

A new study finds that regional plastic bag bans in the U.S. significantly reduce coastal plastic bag litter compared with areas without such policies. Single-use plastic bags are one of the most ...

Policies that have banned or imposed fees on plastic bags are leading to significant declines in plastic litter along U.S. shorelines, a new study has found. These state- and local-level regulation… ...

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 ...

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

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups.

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

Plastic bag bans are just the tip of the public policy iceberg Oregon has eliminated a loophole that will see its retailers and restaurants stop giving away all plastic bags by 2027.

Plastic film recycling is real, and expanding recycling infrastructure and promoting consumer education are more effective than bans.

New plastic bags are coming to most of Columbus' Giant Eagle stores after the chain introduced reusable bags in 2024.