The bill would restrict single-use plastics at restaurants, stores and hotels. It would ban thicker plastic bags and require single-use utensils and condiments be provided only by request.

Southwest Airlines could lose a portion of leisure travelers to rivals with its latest decision to start charging for checked bags ... seating – that helped the carrier differentiate itself ...

This includes plastic bags, a plastic sack, plastic food containers, plastic cups and lids, plastic rope, paper cartons, metal drinks cans and glass bottles. Experts warned their discovery ...

The Hong Kong government’s new HK$1 levy on all types of plastic bags, an increase from the previous 50 HK cent fee, will help combat plastic waste and encourage consumers to use reusable bags.

In response to this issue, the EU introduced the Plastic Bags Directive (Directive (EU) 2015/720) to reduce the consumption of lightweight plastic carrier bags. The directive requires EU Member States ...

A new effort to ban the use of plastic bags has begun in the state Legislature. Rep. Maureen Madden, D-Tannersville, along with fellow Democrat Reps. Tarik Khan, Mandy Steele and Greg Scott, are ...

A KEEN recycler was shocked to be told binmen had refused to collect her waste as it contained the wrong kind of plastic. Alison James-Herbert was later contacted by her local authority and told ...

Trade bodies representing UK manufacturers of single-use plastic carrier bags have reacted angrily to a campaign to introduce a bag levy in England, describing it as “a blatant misrepresentation of ...

A pilot scheme in the UK to persuade shoppers to use more environmentally-friendly alternatives to the traditional plastic carrier bag has had positive results in reducing the number of bags being ...