With more cities, states and countries banning single-use plastic bags, paper has become a popular alternative at the grocery checkout. At first glance, this seems like an obvious win for the ...

a person holds an orange mesh bag filled with fruits and a white cloth bag with baguettes - Zbynek Pospisil/Getty Plastic consumption is now about as universal as the sky and the moon. Plastic is ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups. Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous ...

Every day, up to 80% of consumers forget to reuse plastic shopping bags, content that they are still doing their bit for the environment because of the many half truths circulated about plastic ...

Campaigners say these bag hoards are creating fresh environmental problems, with reusable bags having a much higher carbon footprint than thin plastic bags. According to one eye-popping estimate, a ...

Discover 10 useful ways to reuse plastic grocery bags, including clever storage ideas, cleaning hacks, crafts, organization ...

The Middle East is Japan’s main source of crude oil, from which naphtha is extracted and used to make items including printing ink and plastics ...

African plastic shopping bags are ubiquitous across the continent, providing an affordable and convenient way to carry goods ...

Waste generation in Bhutan has increased by 40 per cent over the past six years, with plastic remaining one of the biggest ...