Plastic manufacturers are pushing to have their products counted as compost. Composters and farmers are trying to stop them.

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Regardless of the patchwork of regulations aimed at limiting plastic bag use in the United States, new research indicates ...

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.

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.