Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups. Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous ...
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 on June ...
Plastic bag bans and fees have spread across the United States, and new research show they're doing a good job at cutting down on litter, although some rules work better than others. In places where ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. EGYPT, RED SEA - DECEMBER 2007: Overview of plastic pollution ...
That plastic grocery bag sitting under the sink may look harmless. It is light, useful, and easy to forget. But once it lands ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Conveyors send mixed plastic into a device that will shred and then recycle them at recycling plant in Vernon on Jan. 24, 2014.
Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous with shopping. For many people, it’s difficult to imagine a quick grocery run without the crinkle of a plastic bag, and even ...
Conveyors send mixed plastic into a device that will shred and then recycle them at recycling plant in Vernon on Jan. 24, 2014. (Reed Saxon / Associated Press) Ever since their invention in 1959, ...