Plastic litter on Britain’s beaches has reached record levels, endangering whales, dolphins and seabirds, an environmental charity survey said on Thursday.
The Marine Conservation Society, which campaigns for cleaner beaches and seas, said plastic litter has increased by 126 percent since its first survey in 1994.
Scores of marine wildlife species, including seals and turtles, have died […]

From Australia to the U.K., and all across the U.S., politicians and corporations are pondering banning or taxing plastic bags.
A hefty surcharge that began in 2003 in Ireland has spurred the public there to spurn plastic bags almost completely in favor of reusable cloth totes.
Plastic sacks are also taxed in Italy and Belgium. Grocery shoppers […]