Plastic bags are everywhere—stuffed under kitchen sinks, folded in purses, or tucked into car compartments for "just in ...

Bar none,” Savoca says, referring to straws, water bottles, and plastic bags. Some 700 species of ... understand plastic’s long-term impact on wildlife (nor its impact on us).

US President Donald Trump reversed a target set by his predecessor Joe Biden to eliminate plastic straws across government ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signs Senate Bill 1053, banning single-use plastic bags starting January 1, 2026. The new law aims to protect the environment and wildlife by requiring grocery stores to offer ...

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 ...

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.