A new California law has banned plastic carryout bags at checkout counters statewide, requiring stores to offer paper bags ...

California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...

California shoppers will have one less decision to make at the checkout counter starting Jan. 1, as the state enacts a ban on ...

Under Senate Bill 1053, stores and pharmacies across California will no longer be allowed to offer plastic bags. Starting in ...

Researchers developed a plant based plastic that stays strong during use but dissolves safely in seawater, leaving no ...

"Future research can build on these results." Scientists discover incredible way to make plastic materials nearly ...

That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, stores will be ...

Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste— and why do single-use items ...

Seeing plastic trash while hiking inspired a Rutgers chemist to rethink why synthetic plastics last forever while natural ...

California voters previously approved a statewide referendum upholding a ban on single-use carryout plastic bags in November ...

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK / ACCESS Newswire / January 5, 2026 / Fully financed through Q1, tech pioneer SMX (NASDAQ:SMX) has begun 2026 with an eye on accelerating adoption of its Plastic Cycle Token ...

New year, new laws — Montgomery County’s plastic bag ban is now in effect. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports. It's out with the ...