A comprehensive assessment by researchers, including Rafael Auras from Michigan State University, sought to evaluate the ...

California strengthens its plastic bag ban, requiring grocery stores and retailers to offer only recycled paper bags by 2026. Environmental groups praise the decision, while the plastics industry ...

The revised law will rid plastic bags altogether and increase paper bag charges from 5 cents to 10 cents. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. — A new bill has passed in Montgomery County that will increase the ...

President Donald Trump said Monday he is banning federal use of paper straws, saying they “don’t work” and don’t last very ...

Instead of throwing away those plastic bags from the grocery store, discover how to turn them into both decorative and useful ...

The Director General of the Environment Protection Department, Imran Hameed, has issued a stern warning to shopping bag users, stating that from this month onwards, using plastic shopping bags ...

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Nearly three years into New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, residents continue to collect reusable bags, throw them out or donate them. A pilot program aimed at collecting extra reusable bags ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia grocery stores could be forced to do away with plastic shopping bags. House Bill 1662, introduced by Del. Michael Jones (D-Chesterfield), would make it illegal ...

With the rise of the ready-for-anything, giant tote, and the recent popularity of a Birkin dupe, we look at the evolution of the It bag and ask what our choice of bag reveals. If you're the sort ...

PLEASANT GROVE — Question: What do you get when you pull out that wad of plastic bags you've collected from the grocery store over the past who knows how many months and drop them off to Krysti ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Tea bags could be releasing billions of ...