This is the amusing moment a seemingly overstimulated pet bird was spotted dancing and fighting with a plastic bag. Suteera Ketarunsakul witnessed her cockatiel, named Kluayhom, bouncing his head ...

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.

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

Fees and restrictions on single-use grocery bags mean less trash enters the ecosystem.

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.

For one in three U.S. residents, single-use plastic bags are no longer a cheap and easy ubiquity—and beaches, riverbanks and lakeshores are benefitting. That’s according to research published ...

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.

Moreover, the largest reductions in plastic litter occurred in places that had the highest baseline levels of plastic bag pollution, suggesting that these policies are most effective where the ...

Connecticut environmentalists raised their reusable water bottles for a toast when Public Act 19-117 was passed six years ago, phasing out single-use plastic bags at checkouts. The law was ...

Starting in 2026, there will be a tax on disposable plastic bags within the city of Richmond.

A Pennsylvania state senator is pushing to outlaw single-use plastic bags at retail stores across the entire commonwealth.