Canada's East West Market is hoping for a future free of single-use plastic bags Dave Quinn is the Deputy News Director at PEOPLE. He has been working at the brand since 2016, and is the author of the ...

Three years ago, Newton joined a growing number of Massachusetts communities and banned supermarkets and other large retailers from providing customers with thin-film, single-use plastic bags at ...

— -- There's been an ongoing debate about whether paper or plastic is the better choice for the environment. Here's a look at plastic bag use and factors to consider when making the decision.

This is what the data says about plastic bag bans. Plastic bag bans have been popping up across the country for the past decade, but a lawmaker in one state is looking at walking back the law enacted ...

Two Washington State University economists recommend the state eliminate its ban on single-use plastic bags, incurring the criticism of government regulators. WSU professors Eric Jessup and Jake ...

Plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the wind, are among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines.