America generates almost 38 million tons of plastic waste every year, ranking second only to China. That’s a lot of plastic, and despite decades of recycling efforts, the bulk of it winds up in ...
San Francisco recently approved a ban on non-biodegradable plastic shopping bags. While retail stores adjust to the change, it's unclear how it will affect people whose job it is to snag plastic bags ...
Biodegradable plastic bags are not as eco-friendly as their labeling might suggest. A new study discovered that these biodegradable plastics can actually survive years in various environments without ...
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, ...
Unfortunately, new research from the University of Plymouth found that after three years in the dirt or water, so-called “biodegradable” bags were still in relatively good shape. Many were still ...
Researchers examined the degradation of five plastic bag materials widely available from high street retailers in the UK. Biodegradable plastic bags are still capable of carrying full loads of ...
Starting Friday, the city of Plattsburgh will require that yard waste be disposed of in paper or biodegradable bags. WAMC North Country Bureau Chief Pat Bradley followed a Department of Public Works ...
The Guam Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday deliberated the definitions of "biodegradable plastic bag" and "compostable bag" to effectively enforce the island's plastic bag ban. Lawmakers ...
A Nepali company has tried to address the growing problem of plastic pollution in Nepal by manufacturing biodegradable plastic products. The Nepal government has tried and failed several times to ...
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