The materials used to form man-made reefs, however, are not always environmentally friendly or easily accessible. Through a newly published online manual, UF/IFAS and Florida Sea Grant provide step-by ...

U.S. coastal areas with plastic bag bans or fees saw significant reductions in plastic bag pollution — but plastic waste as a ...

New UF/IFAS Manual Guides DIY Efforts for Sustainable Florida Coastal Restoration Florida is seeing a surge in "living ...

The ban's claim of removing 24 billion film plastic bags lacks clear methodology. Regarding "New Jersey's single-use bag law is a tremendous success. Here's how — and why," NorthJersey.com, May 4: ...

Store employee Josiah Gustaf bags groceries for a customer at Super Happy Mart in Barrigada, Aug. 3, 2020. Bill 373, introduced by Sen. Régine Biscoe Lee and co-sponsored by the majority of the ...

Plastic bags are back at all four Giant Eagle stores in Erie County. The bags, which were eliminated as an option to mark Earth Day in April of 2022, were returned to Erie-area stores in March, ...

The Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC), the largest civic body in north Bengal, has decided to tighten the screws on the use of plastic carry bags and thermocol (polystyrene). The decision was taken ...

People in the UK have been paying extra for plastic bags in supermarkets for a decade now – but a loophole in the law means billions of bags are still being used. The plastic bag levy first came into ...

Currently, 8 states have placed bans on plastic bags with New York and California being among them. Pennsylvania needs to be next. On October 14th, 2023 the city of Pittsburgh, PA began ...

"Paper or plastic" will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags.California had ...