When you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up as litter on beaches.

A study published in Science Journal found that plastic bag policies, such as bans and fees, have been effective in reducing ...

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

In 2010, eight million tons of plastic trash ended up in the ocean from coastal countries—far more than the total that has been measured floating on the surface in the ocean's "garbage patches." ...

New research shows shoreline litter in U.S. has been slashed by almost half since plastic bag bans have gone into effect.

But even places with bag policies are seeing a greater prevalence of plastic bags on beaches and riverbanks. Plastic bag fees ...

Among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines are thin plastic shopping bags, which have ...

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

Policies aimed at reducing single-use plastic bags have led to a significant decrease in bags found on shorelines.

A new study from the University of Delaware and Columbia University looked at plastic bag bans and fees in jurisdictions across the United States to gauge their effectiveness. The researchers found ...