A temporary ban on plastic bags used to carry groceries and other items purchased at stores throughout Carlsbad is set to go into effect Saturday, Feb. 1, in an effort by the city to reduce litter.

STUART — A four-year-old ban on the commercial use of plastic straws here may be on its way out. Since Jan. 1, 2021, alternative straws, such as paper and bamboo, have been on the menu in Stuart ...

Shoprite, on January 1, stopped providing nylon bags to customers in line with the Lagos State Government’s ban on single-use plastics. The new policy aims to reduce plastic waste and protect ...

For years, the country had served as a key destination for plastic waste from developed nations like the United States and Japan. Here’s what you need to know about the ban, global plastic waste ...

Recently, France became the only country to introduce a law to ban plastic dishware. The law will come into effect in 2020, after which all disposable utensils must be made of biological materials.

The shopkeepers all agreed that despite the government's ban on single-use plastic bags, there are no readily available alternatives that can offer the same convenience. For instance, take the ...

Montgomery County is considering a proposed change to its grocery-bag policy that would ban the use of plastic bags at most stores and double the tax on paper bags to 10 cents. The proposal ...

(Update: Justices signaled during oral arguments they may be willing to uphold the ban.) Sarah Baus, left, of Charleston, S.C., and Tiffany Cianci, livestream to TikTok outside the Supreme ...

There is now just a week until the ever-more-likely ban on TikTok comes into effect in the U.S., and you can expect non-stop coverage until then, as 170 million American users ask what happens next.

the recent ban too existed only in paper, and not in practice. “Shopkeepers continue to sell plastic bags. They keep two types of bags; one for which they charge Rs10 and the other, the plastic ...