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Plastics Are Better for the Climate Than Aluminum and Glass, Actually
Producing plastics from fossil fuels emits a lot of carbon dioxide, but a new study finds the life cycle emissions are actually lower than glass and aluminum.
California Is Doubling Down on Banning Plastic Bags
They're coming for new bags after old bag-ban failed.
No, Recycling Will Not Save the Environment
Despite what you may have heard, many "recyclables" sent to recycling plants are never recycled at all.
Britain's Conservative Government Sticks It to Consumers With Plastic Fork Ban
The country's new ban increases costs for businesses while doing nothing to address the problem of global plastic pollution.
Are Paper Bags Really Better for the Environment Than Plastic Bags?
New Jersey is the first state to ban single-use bags made from both plastic and paper, but one is actually worse for the environment than the other.
These Environmentalists Want To Ban Single-Use Plastics Because Recycling Them 'Will Never Work'
And yet infinitely recyclable plastics are on the horizon.
Plastic, Perfected
Researchers have developed a promising and "infinitely recyclable" plastic called polydiketoenamine.
Plastic Bag Bans Do More Harm Than Good
Why are politicians suddenly cancelling their plastic bag bans? Because of COVID-19, of course.
San Francisco Was the First Major City To Ban Plastic Bags. Now It's Banning Reusable Bags To Combat Coronavirus.
Preserving consumer choice allows stores and shoppers to respond nimbly to uncertain risks.
Plastic Bag Bans Are the Latest Regulations to Get Tossed During Coronavirus Pandemic
Much-maligned single-use plastics make a comeback in a newly germaphobic nation.
New Jersey Bill Would Crack Down on Both Plastic and Paper Bags
For the first two months of the ban, stores would be required to give out free reusable bags instead.
Britain's Plastic Bag Fee Is Producing a Huge Spike in the Consumption of Thicker, 'Reusable' Plastic Bags
The law of unintended consequences rears its ugly head.
Why Do Environmentalists Seem Determined To Torment, Rather Than Convince?
From plastic bag bans to plastic straw bans to bans on shampoo bottles in hotels, California is adopting supposedly environmental policies that won't save the environment but will piss off residents.
Banned Microplastics Pose No Risk to Human Health, Says World Health Organization
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Anti-Plastic Bag Activists Have a New Weapon: Shame
A Canadian grocery store tried to shame its customers with embarrassing plastic bags.
City of Miami Beach Wants To Spend $100,000 on 'Instagrammable' Recycling Can
The artsy new waste receptacle is intended to make recycling "fun and cool."
Authoritarian Governments Jail Plastic Bag Users; Environmentalists Cheer
Tanzania follows in the footsteps of Rwanda and Kenya.
Florida's Republican Governor Vetoes State Legislature's Ban on Straw Bans
Straw banners have sucked victory from the jaws of defeat.
New Jersey Politician Wants To Ban All Bags—Paper or Plastic
The Garden State's plan to ban all grocery store bags could have negative consequences for consumer convenience and the environment.
Florida Legislature Passes Moratorium on Straw Bans
The bill represents a win for defenders of plastic straws
California Law Would Outlaw Small Shampoo, Conditioner Bottles in Hotels
A supporter says the move is "symbolic."
California Plastic Bag Bans Spur 120 Percent Increase in Sales of Thicker Plastic Garbage Bags
A new study says plastic bag bans encourage people to use less eco-friendly substitutes.
State Legislators Suggest Banning Plastic Straw Bans
Bills in Colorado and Florida would mandate some new restrictions on plastic straws, but forbid local governments from banning the suckers outright.
Move Over, Straw Ban: Berkeley Mandates 25 Cent Fee on Disposable Cups
The city's new policy mandates almost all disposable foodware be compostable by 2020.
New Jersey Plans a Plastic-Banning Spree
The Garden State wants to ban plastic bags, straws, and Styrofoam.
New Jersey Gov. Vetoes Plastic Bag Fee Because It Doesn't 'Go Far Enough'
Environmental groups hope for an outright ban instead.
Al Qaeda-Linked Somali Terrorist Group Bans Plastic Bags
Al-Shabab has declared plastic bags a "a serious threat to the well-being of humans and animals alike."
Seattle's First-in-the-Nation Straw Ban Goes Into Effect. More Will Follow.
The latest environmental craze claims another victory.
Activists Say Straws Should Be Banned Because They Are a 'Gateway Plastic'
Advocates hope a straw ban will be the first step toward broader plastic prohibitions.
What Cause Could Possibly Be Awful Enough to Unite Portland, Calvin Harris, and McDonald's?
Another crop of celebrities, cities, and corporations declare war on single-use plastic straws.
'I Am Absolutely a Product of the Libertarian-Industrial Complex': Podcast
Katherine Mangu-Ward talks about politics, culture, and Reason's next 50 years.
Tom Brady Is the Latest Celebrity to Hop On the Anti-Straw Bandwagon
Celebrity environmental activism against straws only lends moral support to prohibitionist politicians.
European Plastics Ban Takes Aim at Straw Man
Plastic straws face another setback with a proposal for a continent-wide ban.
Another City Cites Bogus Stats From 9-Year-Old to Justify Straw Ban
Vancouver is the latest city to take aim at singe-use plastic straws.
Earth Day and the Plastics Pollution Problem
Plastic debris in the oceans is classic example of the tragedy of the commons.
Plastic Bag Bans Are in Retreat Across the Country
More and more states are rolling back their plastic bag bans, or preventing future ones from going into effect.
Chicago's New Bag Tax Will Generate $13 Million, Won't Save Environment
So, it's working as planned.
