Over the past decade, many cities and states across the country have passed plastic bag bans and taxes in an effort to curb ...

Lagos has begun enforcing its ban on single-use plastics. Here’s what’s banned, what’s exempted, and why it matters.

It's been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other ...

The home had reportedly exploded due to a release of propane in the basement of the home while construction was underway. One ...

An Afrikaner prankster's hidden camera video calling out "stingy" customers at Spar nearly backfired when his targets almost ...

When you outlaw or discourage the sale of plastic bags, fewer of them end up as litter on beaches.

Plastic bags littering the shoreline is a common sight on beaches around the world. CREDIT: Prasit Photo via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries ...

The regulations on bags that were implemented in the so-called treated areas were all one of three types: outright bans on plastic bags; partial bans permitting thicker, reusable bags that do not ...

Pick n Pay A shopping bag from another major supermarket in South Africa, Pick n Pay sees you paying R1 for their 24-litre blue plastic bag.

A BAN ON BAGS RIGHT NOW IN HARRISBURG. A STATE SENATOR IS PUSHING TO OUTLAW SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS AT RETAIL STORES ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH. NEWS EIGHT’S MICHAEL FULLER IS HERE. WITH HOW ...

Plastic bag bans have been popping up across the country for the past decade, but a lawmaker in one state is looking at walking back the law enacted three years ago. Assemblyman John Azzariti Jr ...