Mar. 25, 2025, a large, dead bottlenose dolphin was reported on the banks of Deep Creek in the Rachel Carson Estuarine ...

To encourage more recycling, some countries are taxing single-use plastic products containing less than 30% recycled plastic material. But aside from a manufacturer’s word, there isn’t an easy way to ...

Because online shopping's popularity has soared since the UK introduced its plastic bag levy in shops a decade ago, the millions of bags being sent out by e-tailers every day risk undermining the ...

Lawson has put up posters explaining the new plastic bag surcharge. All retailers are required to implement the surcharge, but they can offer bags for free if the material is at least 25% plant ...

While clear bags are permitted in the compost bin, regular white kitchen garbage bags and black plastic contractor bags cannot be used, Sanitation said. Items that must be composted include yard waste ...

But the material lost its halo as the environmental ... in seven-and-a-half years and a plastic bag in five; the total time it takes depends on the density and thickness of the plastic and ...

Amazon says it is "currently transitioning to gift bags made of 100 percent recycled material ... bag, but when not available, you can "use designated store drop-off locations where plastic ...

The mandatory bag charge will only apply to ... to disposable carrier bags regardless of the material used. “Whether they are made of paper, plastic or degradable materials, disposables have ...

The researchers estimate that thousands of plastic ... the same material as the bags—which suggests that the bags shed microplastics into the solutions. They estimated that each bag of infusion ...

Now these bits of plastic ... the same material as the bags -- which suggests that the bags shed microplastics into the solutions. And they estimated that each bag of infusion fluid could ...