Submit an observation form to report any violation of the state plastic bag ban you have observed. Plastic bags are a major contaminant in Washington’s recycling facilities, waterways, roadways, and ...

Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores from ...

Consumer Council found that five of the 11 online retailers they checked did not ask customers to pay HK$1 per plastic bag, which is required by law The government must give guidance to online ...

The Hong Kong government’s new HK$1 levy on all types of plastic bags, an increase from the previous 50 HK cent fee, will help combat plastic waste and encourage consumers to use reusable bags.

EU member states have taken progressive steps over the past decade to reduce the use of lightweight plastic bags, including imposing additional charges or levies and promoting the adoption of ...

The Environmental Protection Department (EPD) and district administration have announced a joint crackdown on the use and sale of plastic bags in the Rawalpindi Division from December 10.

Wholesale value of individual drums and percussion hardware in the United States from 2005 to 2021 (in million U.S. dollars) Characteristic Wholesale value in million U.S. dollars ...

A new study suggests plastic debris like shopping bags bear remarkably similar “echoes” to those of squid—likely due to some combination of their shape, size, degree of weathering ...