Why plastic bans aren't working and what needs to change

Four years after Germany phased out light plastic bags, how has the EU addressed plastic waste — and why do single-use items ...
Oregonian

Oregon expands ban on plastic bags to curb pollution

Gov. Tina Kotek has signed a bill into law that bans thicker, reusable plastic bags at grocery store checkouts, restaurants and other retail locations in Oregon, expanding the state’s existing ban on ...
WTAE-TV

Experts weigh environmental trade-offs of Pittsburgh's single-use plastic bag ban

ON. WTAE.COM. 1237 IS THE TIME ON THIS WEDNESDAY AND PITTSBURGH’S PLASTIC BAG BAN WAS IMPLEMENTED IN OCTOBER OF 2023 TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. IT HAS SPARKED BOTH PRAISE AND QUESTIONS ABOUT ...
WGAL

Pennsylvania lawmaker to introduce bill banning single-use plastic bags statewide

A BAN ON BAGS RIGHT NOW IN HARRISBURG. A STATE SENATOR IS PUSHING TO OUTLAW SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS AT RETAIL STORES ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH. NEWS EIGHT’S MICHAEL FULLER IS HERE. WITH HOW THIS ...
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Are Coffee Pods Bad for You? Here’s the Truth Behind Single-Use Plastic Pods

Your favorite coffee beans may actually have ground-up insects mixed in, but experts don't think there is too much for you to worry about. Instead, as you contemplate how best to reuse and recycle ...
City & State New York

Opinion: New York is ready for single-use plastic waste reduction

This week, New York City is hosting over 900 events dedicated to creating bold solutions to the climate crisis. Across all five boroughs, business leaders, politicians, climate activists, scientists ...
Statesman Journal

Oregon could ban more single-use plastics, require washing machine filters

Senate Bill 551 would ban thicker "reusable" plastic bags and restrict single-use plastics in restaurants and hotels. Senate Bill 526 would require new washing machines to have microfiber filters to ...
Forbes

Biden Era Single-Use Plastic Phase-Out In National Parks Rescinded

GRAND CANYON, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 22: Grand Canyon Park Services Ranger Jill Staurowsky looks out from the South Rim while giving a tour to visitors on February 22, 2025 in Grand Canyon, Arizona. The ...
Phys.org

Chronic risks from single-use plastic water bottles are dangerously understudied, says study

Education is the best prevention Sajedi is encouraged by the legislative action that has been adopted by governments around the world aimed at limiting plastic waste. However, she notes that the most ...
Los Angeles Times

Newsom’s podcast sidekick: a single-use plastic water bottle

Newsom has railed against plastic waste, but videos of the governor’s ‘This is Gavin Newsom’ podcasts usually feature a single-use plastic water bottle by his side. ‘It’s like that whole French ...
The Conversation

Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let’s avoid single-use items

Bhavna Middha receives funding from the Australian Research Council through the Discovery Early Career Research Award. Ralph Horne receives funding from the Australian Research Council (ARC) and a ...