A study published in Science Journal found that plastic bag policies, such as bans and fees, have been effective in reducing ...

One additionally promising finding was that areas with plastic bag bans also seemed to have fewer wildlife entanglement incidents compared to areas without, as reported by the citizen science data.

Plastic bags can also entangle wildlife, keeping hatchling sea turtles from reaching the ocean and shading coral reefs, all of which can lead to disease and death for marine species.

They found that plastic-bag litter dropped significantly in areas with bag laws, even as the national share of plastic bags found during cleanups increased to 6.7% in 2023 from 4.5% in 2016.

Single-use plastic bags are one of the most ubiquitous forms of plastic litter. They are rarely recycled and degrade quickly into microplastics that are often ingested by wildlife, leading to ...

Using crowdsourced data from shore cleanups, researchers found that areas that enacted plastic bag bans or fees had fewer bags littering their lakes, rivers and beaches than those without them.

Director of Natural Resources Imran Sabir Thursday called for heightened awareness and active participation from all stakeholders in the implementation and promotion of reusable bags and warned that ...

Plastic bags can also entangle wildlife, keeping hatchling sea turtles from reaching the ocean and shading coral reefs, all of which can lead to disease and death for marine species.

Environment Nation Nation & World Banning plastic bags works to limit shoreline litter, study finds June 19, 2025 at 12:43 pm By Christina Kelso ...

The well-documented harm that plastic pollution causes wildlife – from ingestion to entanglement – is exacerbated by rampant consumption of single-use bags.

Those thicker bags are meant to be used hundreds of times to reduce their environmental impact, but few people actually reuse them. They will be included in the plastic bag ban starting in January ...