Maybe you have been annoyed by the extra charge to get a plastic shopping bag, but a new study shows the policies actually help clean up shorelines.

Researchers aimed to incorporate all aspects of an item’s lifecycle. Researchers make surprising discovery about bans on plastic shopping bags: 'Become less expensive' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Ban on plastic checkout bags begins in Colorado in January 01:02. Single-use carryout plastic bags will be going away at the checkout counters of most places Coloradans buy groceries next Monday.

Plastic bag bans and fees in the US are associated with a 25%–47% reduction in plastic bags found during shoreline cleanups compared to areas without such policies.

Several laws take effect in Colorado on Jan. 1. One law is House Bill 21-1162, which bans the use of single use checkout plastic bags for purchases at most retail stores across the state ...

Plastic bags still dangerously float around our highways on windy days, on our beaches and everywhere else. We need the California Legislature to pass Assembly Bill 2236 and Senate Bill 1053, ...

The earliest plastic bag policies in the U.S. were implemented around 2007, researchers say, but an uptick in the mid-2010s more directly led to the policies analyzed in the study.

Anne Arundel County joins Baltimore and Howard counties and Baltimore City, which have enacted similar laws. "The plastic bags are extremely convenient, but I guess it's an environmental concern ...

“We’re back to paper bags again, we had that 30 to 40 years ago I guess.” The citywide ban is an effort to cut down on plastic waste. Shoppers are encouraged to bring reusable bags or pay a ...

Karen Baker and Shane Beck, both volunteers from Asphalt Zipper, work on weaving together a plastic bag mat at Stitching Hearts Worldwide’s headquarters in Pleasant Grove on Jan. 7.