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.

Plastic can feel impossible to avoid at the grocery store, from packaging on produce to single-use bags at checkout. Every trip resulted in a mound of plastic on my counter when I got home this year, ...

Bravo for your editorial (“If Maryland had a dime for every wasted plastic bottle … | STAFF COMMENTARY” Nov. 23). There are between 12,000 and 16,000 chemicals in plastic, serving multiple plastic ...

When Briana Bosch started her Colorado flower farm, Blossom and Branch, the fifth-generation farmer—her family had a dairy and corn farm—mimicked what her family had always done: plastic landscape ...

According to the official OECD estimates on global plastic pollution, out of all the plastic waste generated per annum, only 9% is recycled. The rest contaminates water bodies, soil, the air we ...

Colleges are taking steps to reduce the amount of plastic tossed out, or even recycled, by encouraging students and staff to reuse plastic bottles. At Saint Vincent College, the student environmental ...

A new report from Zero Waste France says French municipalities could speed up single-use plastic reduction by making greater use of their existing powers.

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...

Nobody wants plastic pollution. That doesn’t mean poorly considered and heavy-handed governmental actions are the solution. The primary concern regarding plastic pollution is ocean plastic pollution.

A UN treaty could be the beginning of the end for single-use plastic production—but victory over this pollutant isn’t yet in the bag. According to the United Nations, plastic production skyrocketed ...

A new report suggests Washington's 8-cent fee for reusable plastic bags doesn't cover production costs and may worsen environmental impact. Despite the 2021 ban reducing bag usage by half, overall ...