In 2018, Kroger pledged to eliminate single-use plastic bags by 2025 as part of its Zero Hunger, Zero Waste initiative.

The state is reviewing draft rules for producers to make single-use packaging and food packaging recyclable and compostable ...

California shoppers are adjusting to a new reality at checkout counters across the state as plastic bags have been officially ...

A team of researchers has demonstrated a cutting-edge plant-based plastic bag that can dissolve in water without producing ...

Conveyors send mixed plastic into a device that will shred and then recycle them at recycling plant in Vernon on Jan. 24, 2014. (Reed Saxon / Associated Press) Ever since their invention in 1959, ...

California’s revised carryout bag law, which took effect January 1, eliminates the exemption that allowed thicker plastic ...

The new California law bans all plastic carryout bags at grocery, pharmacy and convenience store checkouts, including thicker ...

In various cities and states, plastic bag bans have taken hold as a way to reduce pollution and prevent excess waste from harming the environment. But what differences have the laws made in helping ...

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South Africa’s plastic bag levy was first introduced in 2004 as an anti-pollution mechanism and to support environmental ...

Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous with shopping. For many people, it’s difficult to imagine a quick grocery run without the crinkle of a plastic bag, and even ...