The idea is simple: Reduce plastic waste by requiring shoppers to bring their own reusable bags. The reality is messy. Plastic bag bans have spread across the nation, but some data suggests that ...

Like cigarettes, plastic bags have recently gone from a tolerated nuisance to a widely despised and discouraged vice. The adverse impacts of plastic bags are undeniable: When they’re not piling up in ...

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 ...