Forbes

Plastic Bag Bans Tackle Ocean Pollution Right, Study Finds

A family collect plastic waste on the shore inn Ocean Conservancy's clean up in the Norwegian Northern town of Skjervøy. Plastic bag bans in the U.S. have proven effective in reducing plastic litter ...
USA Today

Plastic bag bans have spread across the country. Sometimes they backfire.

The idea is simple: Reduce plastic waste by requiring shoppers to bring their own reusable bags. The reality is messy. Plastic bag bans have spread across the nation, but some data suggests that ...
Forbes

Plastic Bag Bans And Fees Can Reduce Shoreline Litter, Study Finds

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. EGYPT, RED SEA - DECEMBER 2007: Overview of plastic pollution ...
Euronews

Do plastic bag bans work? New study finds they save 6 billion bags a year in some US states

Single-use plastic bag bans have successfully reduced plastic bag use and associated litter and pollution, a new study has found. Bans in five US states and cities with a combined population of around ...
OPB

California’s first plastic bag ban made things worse. Now it’s trying again

California is banning single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other retailers, after an earlier ban was blamed for making the waste problem worse. Here, a worker pulls a plastic bag from a ...