The Clear Drop soft plastics compactor next to a pile of the bricks it produces. (Amy Skorheim for Engadget) Even if you bring home as few bags as possible — using reusable bags, carrying purchases ...

Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California ...

CALIFORNIA, USA — California Attorney General Rob Bonta is continuing his investigation into plastic bag manufacturers who claim their bags are recyclable when, in fact, they are not. On Friday, ...

These days, when you head to a shop to buy clothes, most brands package your purchases in a recyclable paper bag, which looks more eco-friendly than plastic. But behind the scenes—in back rooms that ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Technavio has been monitoring the single-use plastic bags market and it is poised to grow by USD 0.66 billion during 2020-2024, progressing at a CAGR of over 1% during the ...

Chemists have developed a catalytic process that turns the largest component of today's plastic waste stream, polyolefin plastic bags and bottles, into gases -- propylene and isobutylene -- that are ...

Let's get a show of hands for people who throw away plastic bags after one use (I'm shamefully raising mine). The lifespan of most plastic bags is just minutes long, and they're typically dumped after ...

Two types of common plastic can be turned into the key molecules that are used to make soap. “Plastic pollution is a major problem we face today,” says Greg Liu at Virginia Tech. So, he and his ...

Campaigners say these bag hoards are creating fresh environmental problems, with reusable bags having a much higher carbon footprint than thin plastic bags. According to one eye-popping estimate, a ...

Even if you bring home as few bags as possible — using reusable bags, carrying purchases home with your own two hands — soft plastics sill accumulate. I certainly have a collection with one flimsy ...

California is banning single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other retailers, after an earlier ban was blamed for making the waste problem worse. Here, a worker pulls a plastic bag from a ...