Rain storms wash those tire shards into streams and ultimately into lakes and oceans. That’s bad news for fish and other ...

Welcome to Plastic-Free Kitchen Week on the Strategist, where we’ve been obsessively researching and testing plastic ...

If you were using a contaminated spatula, the study said, you could be exposing yourself to 80 percent of the daily EPA limit ...

Potato chips, or crisps, aren’t just a snack to the British. Over the past few years they’ve been elevated to something ...

A study published in Science Journal found that plastic bag policies, such as bans and fees, have been effective in reducing plastic bag litter by 25-47% and potentially protecting wildlife from en… ...

A local church is making plarn (plastic yarn) out of plastic bags and waving it on large looms to make mats for the homeless.

In 2020, Vermont banned the use of plastic bags because of environmental concerns. Five years later, plastic bags have practically disappeared.

In a nutshell Plastic bag laws significantly reduce litter: Areas with bans or fees saw a 25 to 47 percent drop in plastic bag litter on shorelines compared to places without such policies. Fees ...

Plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the wind, are among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines.

Policies aimed at reducing single-use plastic bags have led to a significant decrease in bags found on shorelines.

Researchers conducted the first systematic review of policies around the U.S. to limit plastic bag use.

Regulations cut plastic bag waste on shorelines by close to 50% finds a new study.