California is the first state to ban plastic produce bags
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law that will ban single-use plastic produce bags starting...
Artist Hugo McCloud spotlights waste with art made of plastic bags
Artist Hugo McCloud, known for using unusual medium choices such as aluminum sheeting, tar paper, scrap metal and...
Grocery giant ALDI announces 100% sustainable packaging by 2025
This week, supermarket chain ALDI pledged to offer 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging on...
Jamaica will ban plastic bags, straws and Styrofoam by 2019
Jamaica has become the latest country to introduce a ban on single-use plastics. In order to reduce pollution and...
UK's Co-op to ditch single-use plastic bags for biodegradable bags
A popular supermarket chain in the U.K. is taking a step toward bettering the environment by putting a stop to...
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...
Thailand bans the import of e-waste
Over the next six months, Thailand will ban the import of 432 types of scrap electronics, or e-waste. E-waste includes...
UK bag tariff halves plastic bag marine litter, reduces sales of plastic bags by 86%
Following a 5p charge per bag, the sale of plastic bags in the U.K. has fallen by 86 percent, according to reports...
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...
Glowing labyrinth made from plastic waste pops up in Buenos Aires
Over 15,000 plastic bottles were temporarily given a new lease on life as a glowing labyrinth in Vatican Square,...
UN releases first "state of plastics" report on World Environment Day
The United Nations has released its first-ever global plastics report on June 5th, World Environment Day. Well-timed...
'World's deepest plastic bag' found in the Mariana Trench
Plastic pollution is a scourge upon the planet - and it turns out that it's reached the deepest ocean trench on...
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...
A company in Ghana is turning plastic bags into roads
Only two percent of plastic trash in Ghana is recycled, according to a video from the World Economic Forum (WEF)...
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...
