Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

Ten years ago, California became the first U.S. state to ban plastic bags. But over the next few years, the state’s landfills actually saw an increase in plastic waste. That’s because a ...

Police informed that the father, Mathura Nath Deka, had picked up his daughter, Nandita, a first-semester student at Gauhati ...

This study notes that heavy metals can lead to various health issues. The less-studied issue with tea bags is microplastics.

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

Dr. Tarun Anumol, from Agilent Technologies, said plastic bags are commonly made from the polymer polyethylene, which depending on the conditions can take up to 1,000 years to fully break down in ...

Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California ...

More precisely, there’s one bag with a load of bags stuffed inside. They are the heavy plastic or cotton ones, emblazoned with the names of various retailers and they were usually an emergency ...

Governor Gavin Newsom just signed SB 1053, from Sen. Catherine Blakespear (D-Encinitas), into law, which will eliminate plastic bags at California grocery store checkout lanes. Those heavy-duty, ...

Don't through away those plastic bags! Reuse them, turn your old shopping bags into a cool new kite by following these instructions. Feed some string through a new straw (Leaving about 10cm either ...

But the small expense is making a big impact. It’s easier on workers who no longer have to haul heavy plastic bags and it makes a better product to go in your garden. City leaders are making ...

While the numbers sound harsh, these heavy penalties will encourage businesses to stick to the scheme and not give out bags for free. Hong Kong still has a long way to go towards reducing plastic ...