Nine years ago California banned grocery stores from giving out flimsy single-use plastic grocery bags, the first state to do so. And the law has been facing obstacles ever since. Days after it passed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. White plastic bags filled with groceries - Natalie_board/Getty Images While they're now banned in some states, plastic bags are ...

Dodoma. Concerns over the return of banned plastic bags have resurfaced in Dodoma after the government suspended operations at a factory in Chang’ombe Ward accused of producing plastic packaging ...

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 ...

Every year, around 500 billion plastic grocery bags are used worldwide. And an estimated 10 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean yearly. To help combat this waste, several American ...

As well-intentioned bans on plastic shopping bags roll out across the United States, there’s an unintended consequence that policy makers should take into account. It turns out that when shoppers stop ...

Journal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson and Dan Henninger. Photo: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters California is known for its ban-first-ask-questions-later ...

Banks, businesses and major private sector companies are being urged to join a nationwide campaign to replace single-use ...

When cities or counties institute plastic bag bans or fees, the idea is to reduce the amount of plastic headed to the landfill. But a new analysis finds these policies, while created with good ...