This includes a five-cent plastic bag tax, enforcement of an existing state law banning balloon releases and enforcing a polystyrene — or styrofoam — ban for food retailers. “All this ...

(The Center Square) – Plastic bags could eventually be a thing of the past in some Michigan communities. A pair of Democratic lawmakers recently introduced a bill that would again allow communities to ...

People in the UK have been paying extra for plastic bags in supermarkets for a decade now – but a loophole in the law means billions of bags are still being used. The plastic bag levy first came into ...

New Mumbrellacast: Facebook’s sad cobblers saga; Rob Mayhew’s chat with Tim; walled garden ad exchanges; Albo’s love of papers 2 weeks ago New Mumbrellacast: Principal media in a very public ...

A bottlenose dolphin was found dead in Carteret County, and the probable cause of death points to a plastic bag found in its stomach. WITN reports a dead stranded offshore bottlenose dolphin was ...

The necropsy by the CMAST College of Veterinary Medicine faculty and staff and NC Aquariums staff for CMAST and Duke Marine Lab students revealed the probable cause of death: a large plastic bag ...

The necropsy results indicate that the likely cause of death was a large remnant of a plastic bag, which had a knot in the center and was found in the dolphin's stomach. Additionally, they say no ...

In Europe, INEOS turns ethane into ethylene, the world’s largest petrochemical feedstock, used to form polyethylene and PET - which end up in everything from plastic bags to bottles and clothes.

Plastic bags are a hot commodity now that many grocery stores have switched to paper. Now that they're harder to get your hands on, it's even more important to make the most of them. One of the most ...