Plastic pollution is one of the main environmental challenges in the world today, with global plastic waste reaching 400 million tonnes annually, according to the UN Environmental Program report.
Consumer Council found that five of the 11 online retailers they checked did not ask customers to pay HK$1 per plastic bag, which is required by law The government must give guidance to online ...
Montgomery County is considering a proposed change to its grocery-bag policy that would ban the use of plastic bags at most stores and double the tax on paper bags to 10 cents. The proposal ...
Invasive water hyacinth on a lake in LSU – credit: Louisiana Sea Grant. The most invasive ... products was available, and plastic shopping bags became a common item of choice for smugglers.
The measure is currently open for public discussion. Credit: Patcharanan via Shutterstock. Uzbekistan may ban the production, import, and use of plastic bags under the proposed National Program to ...