Cultural, History, Nature GatG Jakarta might not be the first place that springs to mind for a solo trip, but this vibrant, ...

They often wash off clothes and enter the ecosystem through washing machine wastewater. Fragments of plastic like those commonly used for bags and straws were the second most common plastic found.

Even the state’s multibillion-dollar cotton and cattle ranching industries supported the ban, saying the stray plastic tumbleweeds clogged machines and cows’ stomachs. Four years later ...

He said he did not know how many plastic bottles the machine would get. “We will accumulate evidence and experience with the machines, and see what happens,” he added. How to recycle glass ...

Ahead of what is predicted to be a busy hurricane season, here's a look at how area officials are preparing and what you need ...

May 19—OLYMPIA — In Washington, customers will begin to pay more for plastic bags, and those who choose to litter will be facing high fines after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1293 into ...

Petersburg City Council member Arnold Westbrook Jr. is pushing for a 5-cent tax on plastic bags to fund city beautification efforts. Westbrook believes the tax could reduce plastic bag pollution ...

New Jersey's single-use plastic bag ban, enacted in May 2022, is considered the strongest nationwide. The ban has eliminated over 24 billion plastic bags and 480 million paper bags from the waste ...

Beginning Friday, disposable plastic carryout bags are banned across the island's businesses. In 2018, lawmakers passed legislation banning the sale and distribution of disposable plastic bags ...