Kroger plans plastic bag phase-out by 2025
The Kroger supermarket conglomerate announced on Thursday that it is planning a phase-out of plastic bags at all...
Australia takes stand on single-use plastic bags
Single-use plastic bags are going out of style in Australia, but shoppers aren't thrilled by the reduction. Two...
Governor Cuomo announces a bill to ban single-use plastic bags in New York state
Could New York be the next state to ban plastic bags? Ten cities and towns in New York have already put plastic...
Boston just officially banned single-use plastic bags
Boston just became Massachusetts' 60th town to pass a ban on plastic bags. Mayor Martin Walsh recently signed the...
Historic French building stuffed with plastic bags looks ready to explode
A shockingly large number of plastic bags appeared to fill a historic stone building to near bursting in Bordeaux...
Kenya introduces world’s harshest law on plastic bags
Kenya has been a major exporter or plastic bag in the past - but now the country is cracking down on the plastic...
Michigan just made it illegal for cities to ban plastic bags
Michigan just passed a new law that prohibits local governments from banning, regulating, or taxing the use of...
California officially becomes the first state to ban plastic bags
California just made history by becoming the first state in the Union to officially ban plastic bags. The California...
Morocco just officially banned plastic bags
When it comes to plastic bag consumption, Morocco is second only to the United States - but that's set to change...
7 products banned around the globe to help save the planet
The “throwaway culture” of our consumerist society has placed a huge burden on our planet, but some governments...
How two amazing teenage girls convinced Bali to ban plastic bags
Two teenage sisters have taken a stand against pollution in Bali - and they've convinced the government to ban...
New report says plastic trash to exceed fish in the sea by 2050
A new report reveals disturbing new facts about how people are using plastic products around the world and their...
Los Angeles Becomes Largest City in US to Ban Plastic Bags
Plastic Bag photo via Shutterstock Following in the footsteps of San Francisco, Seattle, and other cities around...
Toronto Becomes the Latest City To Ban Plastic Bags
On Wednesday, a last-minute motion led the Toronto City Council to ban plastic shopping bags in this city of 2.5...
Egregious Packaging Hall of Shame: Plastic Bags Truly Do Suck
Each year nearly 380 billion plastic bags are used in the US -- any only 7 percent of them are recycled. The plastic...
SAN FRANCISCO BANS PLASTIC BAGS
Photo courtesy of NY Times Next time you go grocery shopping in San Francisco, you won't be hearing "paper or...