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 ...

While clear bags are permitted in the compost bin, regular white kitchen garbage bags and black plastic contractor bags ...

Plastic bags, made from low-density polyethylene (LDPE), pose significant recycling challenges. Unlike rigid plastics such as food trays or bottles, LDPE is hard to sort and process. Plastic bags ...

Plastic bag bans may not be the best way to keep plastics out of the ocean, argues Todd Myers. Jay Karr Island Packet We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly ...

A dolphin in North Carolina died after ingesting a plastic bag. A necropsy found no food in its stomach, only a knotted plastic bag. Experts urge people to reduce plastic use to protect marine life.

Online fashion retailers delivered 941 million plastic bags to UK shoppers last year alone, equating to 2.6 million bags every day, widening the gap between high-street and online retail in ...

The Ogun State Police Command has detained two brothers, Philips and Charles Igbodo, for allegedly stealing five bags of cement in the Idiroko area of the state. According to a statement released ...

Rajahmundry. In a shocking incident of negligence, cement bags were stored in an examination hall at the Govt Girls' High School at Nalla Vanthena village in Amalapuram town, Konaseema district.

However, although passengers will no longer need to put them in a plastic bag, liquids still have to be under 100ml in size. Liquids include products such as creams, gels, sprays, pastes and aerosols.

forum suggested most children’s party goodie bags are “full of plastic crap that’s never played with and terrible for the environment”. Almost three-quarters (73%) of parents agreed.