Plastic waste is a big problem in our world today. It's important for makers who use 3D printing technology (which generates plastic objects) to consider the waste hierarchy paradigm. Here's the thing ...

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 ...

California voters previously approved a statewide referendum upholding a ban on single-use carryout plastic bags in November ...

Paper or plastic?” is no longer a question you’ll be asked at the grocery store beginning on Thursday. With 2026 just days ...

A Canadian grocery store has come up with a unique plan to help its customers reduce their eco-footprint. With single-use plastic bags being a known contributor to environmental problems, the East ...

According to a United Nations paper and media reports analyzed by Statista, 91 countries and territories in the world have passed some sort of full or partial ban on plastic bags. While plastic bag ...

Even if you make every effort to use a reusable grocery bag, we will all inevitably shop without it at least once — and take home a plastic shopping bag along with our wares. These things add up ...

Thirteen states across the country have enacted bans on "single-use" plastic bags, with upwards of 500 cities doing the same. More could be on the way. Environmental groups claim that these bags are ...

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 ...

Richmond will charge a 5-cent plastic bag tax starting in 2026 at grocery and convenience stores, raising $400,000 for ...

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 ...