Paul Koretz, the former City Council member who authored L.A.'s plastic bag ban in 2013, praises the Legislature for fixing ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

U.S. law that tries to restrict recycled PET bottles from being used in manufacturing new carpets. The new law requires ...

I hope Gov. Gavin Newsom quickly signs this important legislation into law. To the editor: I was very involved in opposing the state’s first plastic bag ban 10 years ago on the grounds that the ...

They should implement new laws, including a ban on all plastic materials, to stop this wastage. I hope the government would spare no effort to tackle the problem. Thank you for your letter ...

To the editor: To combat plastic pollution in our oceans, we need to cut back on plastic production, not try to capture the endless stream of it. A recent article in The Times on an effort to ...

Despite global concerns over the accumulation of plastic waste, the drive to produce new plastics shows no signs of slowing down. According to OECD data, the world’s annual plastic production ...

A changeover of South Portland High School's athletic fields from natural grass would come with environmental costs.

Doesn’t everyone put items from the produce department of a grocery store into thin plastic bags? (“A Bag Ban to Fix California’s Bag Ban?” Review & Outlook, Aug. 17). The contents of my ...

("Yes, California must ban plastic grocery bags — again," editorial, Aug. 5) As your editorial correctly points out, I couldn't just toss them into the recycling bin (it would be pointless for ...

Lego will start replacing plastic packaging with paper bags from 2021 as the toy brick maker aims to become more sustainable. Lego said it had been prompted by letters from children asking it to ...