The study revealed that the behaviors prompted by the plastic bag regulations persisted even after the rules were no longer ...

Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a ...

I ’ve been against roasting Thanksgiving turkeys in roasting bags this whole time. It seems to me an easy way to end up with ...

When the bags inevitably leak or break open, they spill litter into the street, providing smorgasbords for rats. In the ...

Joyce and Solomon represent over 20 million waste pickers worldwide who play an important role in reducing the plastic pollution crisis through their recovery and helping recyclers get material. But, ...

Discover how Mr Kadalekayi's initiative led to a remarkable 75% drop in dry waste generation during this year's Parishe, ...

22) on the costly and unsanitary grocery bag program forced upon us by our municipal leaders. I was recently down in the USA, down there they put your groceries in clean sanitary plastic bags at ...

Plastics only began to be produced in large quantities following the second world war – but plastic pollution has since become one of the most serious threats humanity faces. By 2015, 60% of all ...

It's difficult to know how many people are homeless, but the school district knows of about 3,200 students who are, with 148 ...

The concept is simple: Bring in plastic waste, walk out with rice, school supplies, or even plant saplings. One kilogram (2.2 pounds) of plastic gets you a two-kilogram (4.4-pound) bag of rice, while ...