"We need to change our system." Bystander makes sad discovery caught inside plastic bag found floating in local pond: 'Thank goodness you were there' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's ...

The remains of Heather Rose Strickland, 34, were recovered by a group of fishermen, floating off Egmont Key, Fla., according to an FBI news release.

Using crowdsourced data from shore cleanups, researchers found that areas that enacted plastic bag bans or fees had fewer ...

The Problem With Plastic Bags. 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 ...

Developed by a company called Ran Marine Technology, based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, the WasteShark is a water-based cleaning robot that removes floating pollution ...

A floating plastic bag got aggressive with a resident of Prospect Lefferts Gardens in Brooklyn. Image Despite penalties for violating the ban, plastic bags are still a common sight in New York City.

It looks like a plastic bag. It acts like a plastic bag. But it dissolves completely in water — unlike a plastic bag. This plastic alternative is the brainchild of Sharon Barak, chief technology ...

A dead man with a clear plastic bag over his head was found floating in the Hudson River near Manhattan’s W. 79th St. Boat Basin early Monday, police said.

The Georgia senate is considering a plastic bag ban. They haven't been popular in the past, but the bill hopes to clean up pollution starting in 2026.