As governments move to ban plastic grocery bags, how much of an impact do they have on the world around us? The answer is both surprising and substantial.

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste. The ban ...

The find has sparked renewed concern over plastic pollution in Cornish waters, after the seabird was found with its head trapped inside a discarded plastic bag.

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — A dolphin found stranded along a Florida beach had a stomach full of trash, including part of a rubber balloon and two plastic bags, wildlife officials said. Researchers with ...

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