A Missouri lawmaker hopes legislation filed this year will help to eliminate single-use plastics from the state's parks.

Bermuda's government is taking aim at weeding out single-use plastics. To make the initiative stick, they are going above and ...

Oregon expands its ban on single-use plastics to include thicker “reusable” plastic bags and fabric checkout bags. The bill originally included bans on single-use utensils, condiments, and small ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Shutterstock / Real_Life_photo Credit: Shutterstock / Real_Life_photo Most people are aware of the harm single-use plastic ...

Lawmakers appear to be walking back a proposal to curb use of plastic products like disposable cutlery, condiment packets and tiny shampoo bottles, over concerns the bill doesn’t have enough votes to ...

Connecticut environmentalists raised their reusable water bottles for a toast when Public Act 19-117 was passed six years ago, phasing out single-use plastic bags at checkouts. The law was structured ...

SAN FRANCISCO— On San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, campaigners from Story of Stuff Project today created a massive sand art message visible from the sky, calling out the damage caused by beverage giant ...

Single-use plastics remain essential to modern science, both in research and healthcare environments. They are safe, ...

(KTLA) – It’s been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other businesses. In the coming year, that ban will become more strict as the ...