California, US, governor Gavin Newsom signed a law yesterday (22 September) to phase out plastic shopping bags at grocery store checkouts from 2026. Passed by state legislators last month, the new ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

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