Next week, I'll report from China about that country's climate change challenges. Here in the U.S., a dozen states are considering bills to limit consumers' use of plastic shopping bags. Last year, ...

A video posted by TikToker Waste-Ed (@getwasteed) with almost 700 comments showed that most plastic bags marketed as being biodegradable are really just a sack of lies. In the video, a filthy, ...

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Environmental problems such as climate change, deforestation, extinction of species, water and food shortage etc., due to the explosion of the human population, are becoming increasingly severe ...

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You probably think about what and how much you throw away – but do you ever stop to think about what you throw it into? If you’re using a garbage bag made of cheap plastics, you might be unknowingly ...

Bangladesh became the first country in the world to ban plastic bags in 2002. However, due to weak law enforcement, the country still sees a high usage of plastic. Approximately 24 kilograms (53 ...

Plastic pollution is one of the top global environmental problems, leading to an estimated 19 to 23 million tons of plastic waste polluting lakes, rivers, seas and oceans across the world, according ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Plastic bags advertised as degradable and sold in many supermarkets may not be as environmentally friendly as thought, according to a study. Such bags usually use "oxo-degradable" ...