Mendoza, 21, was arrested while allegedly trying to re-enter the U.S. through the Mexican border, the Morgan Hill police ...

Regardless of the patchwork of regulations aimed at limiting plastic bag use in the United States, new research indicates ...

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 report assessing state policies on plastics comes just weeks before negotiators meet to attempt to finalize a global treaty ...

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

California received the highest score and Mississippi the worst in a new nationwide ranking of state laws designed to reduce ...

Spotted by Castanet in the middle of 27th Avenue on Thursday morning, this is the third icky-bag sighting in Vernon this year ...

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New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of plastic trash. Local and state level bans on plastic bags successfully ...

Around 50 kg of banned plastic bags were confiscated by the civic body team and a strict warning was also issued to the ...

Ditch the plastic! Celebrate International Plastic Bag Free Day by switching to eco-friendly alternatives. Know 5 simple ...

But it wasn’t until 1965 that Swedish engineer Sten Gustaf Thulin designed the modern plastic bag of today: a flat, one-piece carrier made from high-density polyethylene (HDPE).