plastic bags

'This is an excellent move for the environment because we know that plastic persists in the environment for decades and decades and decades.'

A backer of the new measure said the 2014 ban on thinner bags did not reduce plastic consumption ...

Commentary Sometime in the last ten years, the crunchy left decided that average people were far too happy ...

Commentary Just how far can the government go with costly and inconvenient environmental regulations of questionable benefit before ...

Coles has promised to phase out soft-plastic shopping bags in-store and online by the end of next month. ...

Saskatchewan and Alberta's governments have intervened in a court challenge of the federal government's decision to declare single-use ...

The Boomerang Alliance, an environmental group that represents over 50 environmental and government organisations have criticised Coles new ...

The single-use carrier bag charge will increase from 5 pence ($0.07) to 10 pence ($0.14) and extend to ...

Commentary Recently, many politicians were in such a hurry to ban plastic bags. California and Hawaii banned them, ...

Thailand began 2000 with a ban on single-use plastic bags at major stores, continuing a campaign launched by ...

The switch from single-use plastic bags to reusable ones may not only reduce environmental waste, but also improve ...

Woolworths has overturned its single-use plastic bags ban, after complaints from frustrated customers proved too much for the ...

Could a plastic bag ban follow the soft drink ban in New York City?

The Canadian Plastics Industry Association (CPIA) is on a PR offensive with a new website aimed at busting ...

The ban will be phased in over a 12-month period, and will impact an estimated 7,500 stores.

A bird of prey has been found to decorate its nest with white objects as a warning to ...