Maybe you have been annoyed by the extra charge to get a plastic shopping bag, but a new study shows the policies actually help clean up shorelines.

That extra fee at the grocery store for a plastic shopping bag isn’t just an inconvenience –– it is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems, according to a new study.

There are also steps you can take so your plastic shopping bag doesn’t end up in the environment, Papp said. For one, if you do use a plastic bag, don’t let it fly away and create litter.

Under Decision No. 8/2024, the ban will be gradually implemented across all sectors, with the goal of eliminating single-use plastic shopping bags nationwide by 2027.

Shopping carts clogging parks and washes near your home could become a thing of the past under a new Tucson law.

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Plastic bag bans and fees are actually working to help decrease litter along shorelines, researchers reveal.. Local laws enforcing bans or fees for plastic shopping bags are associated with a 25 to 47 ...