Submit an observation form to report any violation of the state plastic bag ban you have observed. Plastic bags are a major contaminant in Washington’s recycling facilities, waterways, roadways, and ...

A puppy who was left to die in a tied plastic bag will spend his first Christmas in his forever home. Dougie, a ...

A warning from experts this Thanksgiving: throw your black-colored plastic kitchen utensils and cookware out. A new study has identified flame retardants, which are commonly used in electronic ...

A new study found that policies to curtail the use of single-use plastic bags in grocery stores and other retail outlets in Austin and Dallas, Texas, resulted in people buying more plastic bags ...

Significantly, the behaviors spurred by the plastic bag rules continued after the rules were no longer in place. And some impacts were not beneficial to the environment. Join our new WhatsApp channel!

A proposed tax in central Illinois is meant to make people think more about the environment.  The Urbana City Council is ...

The Hong Kong government’s new HK$1 levy on all types of plastic bags, an increase from the previous 50 HK cent fee, will help combat plastic waste and encourage consumers to use reusable bags.

Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores from ...

A handful of strategies used in Stockholm and across Europe could be adapted to Massachusetts, experts say, if the state is ...

The US Environmental Protection Agency fails to protect the public from a toxic flame retardant found in black plastic consumer products, a new lawsuit alleges.