Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste— and why do single-use items ...

Plastic waste and debris is a pressing concern for coastal communities like ours — harming marine ecosystems and leading to microplastics in our seafood. The bulk of single-use plastic products are ...

Lawrence City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St., is pictured on Jan. 31, 2023. The City of Lawrence’s new ordinance banning single-use plastic bags takes effect Friday. As a reminder, the ordinance prohibits ...

Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California ...

A cart of groceries in plastic bags is pictured Thursday, June 30, 2022, at a Lawrence grocery store. After expressing support earlier this year for moving forward with a ban on single-use plastic ...

An epic guide teaching you how to reduce plastic use in daily life – at home, work and on-the-go by switching to reusable ...

Reducing plastic use this year should be on everyone’s radar, although it won’t be easy. According to the United Nations, ...

France has postponed a ban on throwaway plastic cups by four years, pushing the start date to 2030 after the government said ...

Dubai is rolling out another phase of its single use plastic ban as of Thursday January 1 - and it's going to have a big ...