If you care about the environment, please attach this note to the next plastic bag you get around your newspaper and leave it in your newspaper box. “Dear beloved newspaper carrier: Single-use ...

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.

Georgia State Senate Bill 49 will ban plastic bags in stores as well as single-use plastic ... plastic bags kill an estimated 100,000 marine animals annually and the average American uses 365 ...

A pair of researchers examined hundreds of state and local plastic bag policies. Researchers make surprising discovery about states that ban plastic shopping bags: 'May be even more effective' first ...

Sea turtles often eat plastic bags, thinking they are jellyfish. This can block their stomach, cause injuries, or even kill them. Marine animals like whales and seals can get stuck in plastic ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (WKRC) - A black bear was found dead in a plastic bag near a trail Friday. According to a post from the Animal Welfare League of Arlington, at around 8:30 p.m. the organization's ...

It’s been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other businesses.

Imagine walking down your street or biking to school. You might see colourful plastic bags tangled in trees, floating in ...

Cats may find plastic bags appealing because they’re often made with stearates, which are derivatives of animal fats. To your cat, they may smell delicious, and gnawing that bag might indicate a ...

(See photos of animals navigating a world of plastic.) 5:45 Working from their research vessel in May, the team strung the items to a rig underneath the boat and hit them with sound waves at ...