6 easy ways to avoid plastic while traveling
It may seem daunting, but travelers can reduce their reliance on single-use plastics. Here are our expert tips and product ...
Supermarkets reveal what really happens to the money shoppers spend on plastic bags
EXCLUSIVE: Think you're supporting charities by buying supermarket bags? The truth might surprise you. Discover what really happens to those plastic bag charges ...
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The Ban on Free Plastic Bags Might Have Had the Opposite Effect
Many cities have implemented bans on free, single-use plastic bags to reduce environmental pollution. However, a recent study ...
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Shoppers decline to pay for plastic bags in win for plan to cut waste
During a single week, 72 percent of respondents declined offers to purchase plastic bags at stores, and 94 percent had their own shopping bags, according to the survey's results announced by the ...
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Banning free plastic bags for groceries resulted in customers purchasing more plastic bags, study finds
They quantified plastic bag sales by analyzing barcode scanner data on consumer purchases. "We were hoping for positive spillover effects, like customers will be more environmentally conscious and ...
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Belgians use the fewest plastic bags in Europe. Can other countries learn from them?
Belgians buy only four plastic bags at the store a year. Norwegians rank among the countries with the highest consumption of ...
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Plastic bag bans are not perfect, but they are just the starting point
Despite being the first country to ban plastic bags, Bangladesh failed to enforce it due to lax enforcement, poor public awareness, and a lack of viable alternatives. Will it work this time?