Imagine walking down your street or biking to school. You might see colourful plastic bags tangled in trees, floating in ...

Starting in the 2025–2026 school year, students at both Central High School and Central Freshman Academy will be required to use only clear bags on campus. This includes clear backpacks, clear ...

Peoria Public Schools is considering a clear bag policy for middle and high school students to improve safety and reduce contraband items, with final approval of the policy expected at the Board ...

Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's ...

It's been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other ...

FRIDAY, June 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Opening a bottle or unwrapping a piece of deli meat could be adding tiny plastic ...

POINT PLEASANT — Ocean Road Elementary School students and staff were awarded a bench for collecting 1,000 pounds of plastic ...

At 90 years old, arthritis forced Mary Bilkie to step away from her volunteer duties with the Elks Feeding Empty Little ...

Columbia police are revealing new details about the unsolved case of Virginia 'Ginger' Davis. Police say on the morning of ...

Researchers measured micro- and nanoplastics in such food and drink products as beer, canned fish, rice, mineral water, tea ...

Paper bag waste skyrocketed by tens of millions of pounds. “Reusable” plastic bags were discarded after just a few trips, adding even more plastic to existing pollution.

Policies that ban or impose fees on plastic bags are associated with a 25% to 47% decrease in plastic bag litter in shoreline cleanups, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.