Period. Bar none,” Savoca says, referring to straws, water bottles, and plastic bags. Some 700 species of marine animals have been reported—so far—to have eaten or become entangled in plastic.

$0.95), while a normal plastic bag typically costs around a few cents. 奈良しかできない鹿と環境を守るプロジェクト A close-up of the paper bag Nara, a small city and former ...

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 ...