SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A coalition of plastic film recyclers and reusable bag manufacturers today launched the Responsible Recycling Alliance (RRA), a coalition organized to help ...

Plastic bag bans and fees have spread across the United States, and new research show they're doing a good job at cutting down on litter, although some rules work better than others. In places where ...

State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered along U.S. shorelines — potentially cutting that type of waste in half in ...

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 ...

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This is what the data says about plastic bag bans. Plastic bag bans have been popping up across the country for the past decade, but a lawmaker in one state is looking at walking back the law enacted ...

BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GXT Green Inc. this month is celebrating a major milestone: Roche Bros. supermarkets has handed a shopper the 5 millionth Roche Bros-branded GXT Green ECOgrade ...

Thirteen states across the country have enacted bans on "single-use" plastic bags, with upwards of 500 cities doing the same. More could be on the way. Environmental groups claim that these bags are ...

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 ...