Using plastic bags is an ecological disaster; it takes about 1,000 years for one to degrade in a landfill (and even then, it leaves behind microplastics that can add toxins to soil or water).

Plastic quietly piles up in Vietnam’s cities, a relentless tide of thin shopping bags, foam food containers and disposable ...

January marks International Zero Waste Month, a growing global observance that calls for systemic action from governments, industries, and all sectors to ...

A family collect plastic waste on the shore inn Ocean Conservancy's clean up in the Norwegian Northern town of Skjervøy. Plastic bag bans in the U.S. have proven effective in reducing plastic litter ...