The debate continues on whether paper or plastic bags are better for the environment. But the truth is, neither is truly a ...

Green or brown plastic produce bags: Banned Only compostable bags can be tinted green or brown (Chapter 70A.455 RCW). No bag can use the following misleading labels: "biodegradable," "decomposable," ...

21. Peter Murray’s jute tote bags, which are biodegradable and can degrade within nine weeks if buried, are intended to take the place out of plastic bags. (Photo: Brice Tucker, Deseret News ...

A UN treaty could be the beginning of the end for single-use plastic production—but victory over this pollutant isn’t yet in the bag.

In a world where plastic waste increasingly clutters our environments and penetrates life’s deepest nooks, there is a growing urgency to address the non-biodegradable nature of conventional plastics.

The council also suggested that online stores and e-commerce platforms make it clear how much they charge for plastic bags ... such as biodegradable plastics. This can help to find more ...

A local packaging distributor is working to expand the reach of a biodegradable film capable ... a video of a sea turtle mistaking a plastic bag for a jellyfish in the ocean.

A new study found that policies to curtail the use of single-use plastic bags in grocery stores and other retail outlets in Austin and Dallas, Texas, resulted in people buying more plastic bags ...

Significantly, the behaviors spurred by the plastic bag rules continued after the rules were no longer in place. And some impacts were not beneficial to the environment. Join our new WhatsApp channel!

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 ...

The new policy specifies that clear plastic, vinyl or PVC bags that do not exceed the size of 12 inches long by 12 inches wide by 6 inches tall will be permitted. Small clutch purses will also be ...