What do you give a plastic-bag ban for its fifth birthday? In the case of China, which over the weekend celebrated five years of restrictions on plastic shopping bags, officials are showering their ...

BEIJING - China is stepping up restrictions on the production, sale and use of single-use plastic products, the state planner said on Sunday, as it seeks to tackle one of the country's biggest ...

As China’s ban on free plastic bags enters its ninth year, environmentalists, congressional delegates, and even state media are calling its effectiveness and continued relevance into question. In a ...