The innovative BeBot robot uses electric power to remove pollution from shorelines, covering 20-30 times more area than ...

Full bans prohibit all single-use plastic bags at checkout, while partial bans primarily target thin, single-use plastic bags ...

For most of us, July means fireworks, barbecues, beach days and vacation, but it’s also the month in which everyone around ...

Taken together, the findings mean that bag bans and fees aren’t a plastic panacea but do matter. “These plastic bag policies ...

New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of ...

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 ...

Plastic bag bans and fees reduce shoreline litter, but research has found they aren't enough to solve global plastic ...

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

A new study from the University of Delaware and Columbia University shows plastic bag bans and fees have been effective at ...

A sweeping ban on smoking in outdoor public spaces is expected to help stub out the scourge of cigarette butts – France’s ...

A tiny Scottish island has become the striking launchpad for a nationwide campaign to combat marine plastic pollution. Wee ...