Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have ... To offset the extra bags purchased due to these policies, consumers would need to use one less bag for every seven grocery ...

(The Hill) — Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags have sometimes accomplished the opposite of their intentions, a new study has found. When two Texas cities prohibited stores ...

(The Hill) — Policies aimed at curbing the use of single-use plastic bags ... To offset the extra bags purchased due to these policies, consumers would need to use one less bag for every seven ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

A new study suggests plastic debris like shopping bags bear remarkably similar “echoes” to those of squid—likely due to some combination of their shape, size, degree of weathering ...

2. What is the reason for the HK$1 fee for plastic bags? Explain using News and your own knowledge. 3. In addition to Nora Tam’s suggestion, list and elaborate on ONE item the government can ...

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A year has passed since Japan introduced mandatory charges to customers for each single-use plastic bag taken from retail stores. The ratio of shoppers who decline plastic bags at stores has risen ...

EU member states have taken progressive steps over the past decade to reduce the use of lightweight plastic bags, including imposing additional charges or levies and promoting the adoption of ...