Officials in Hong Kong are planning to implement a ban on plastic tableware as part of a broader effort to reduce plastic waste.

"What's it based on?" Lawmakers debate controversial proposal to ban popular kitchen cookware: 'Could be wiped off store ...

The impact of these items is bigger than it seems. Officials issue sweeping ban of popular party items — here are the details ...

For years, groups of children could easily get their hands on the colourful and flavoured vapes that could be thrown away ...

"This crackdown is part of our sustained efforts to enforce the Single-Use Plastics (Prohibition) Regulations, 2023, so as to ...

Budget airline Ryanair is known for its cheap flights across Europe, but some holidaymakers may not be aware of its ban on a ...

A nationwide ban on disposable vapes has been enforced in the UK since Sunday, June 1, making it illegal to sell single-use e-cigarettes. While reusable vaping products will still be available, the ...

The court battle demonstrates how cities and states are increasingly clashing over whether it’s legal to ban plastic. California, New York, and hundreds of municipalities in the U.S. ban or fine ...

While a handful of suburban communities, including Batavia, Chicago, Northbrook, Oak Park and Woodstock, have implemented fees on single-use plastic bags, Evanston is the only town to ban them all ...

Ranchi: Single-use plastic bags continue to be used with impunity across the state capital, three years after the ban was imposed on it by the Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB).

Credit: Michael Neilson Indonesia, a major recipient of the world’s plastic scrap exports, says it has introduced a ban on all imports starting this year. The move comes as other Southeast ...

California is banning single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other retailers, after an earlier ban was blamed for making the waste problem worse. Here, a worker pulls a plastic bag from a ...