Plastic Bags

A plastic bag ban in Texas gets overturned, and local officials in New York weigh the pros and cons of...

A startup based in Richmond, Calif. is making polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) plastic out of organic material. While the innovative process is...

A drugstore chain in British Columbia is ramping up its plastic film recycling efforts, and the Institute of Scrap Recycling...

The San Diego City Council has voted to ban plastic bags at large grocery stores, pharmacies and other markets, making...

A recycling program in Virginia expands its plastics scope, and a materials recovery facility in Ontario pushes back against bags...

In the upcoming November election, Californians will have two measures to vote on regarding the state’s historic plastic bag ban....

Retailers collecting select polyethylene bags for recycling worry that accepting other types of PE film will open the door to...

NASA plans to experiment with interstellar plastics recycling, and a town in British Columbia says a fee on bags is...

Ikea releases products made with recycled plastics, and Rhode Island adopts standardized public bin signage to boost recovery efforts. Recycled-content...

The battle over plastic bags in New York City isn't over yet. City leaders have agreed to delay the imposition...