You might be good at saving plastic grocery bags (raise your hand if you have a pile taking up real estate under the kitchen sink), but are you skilled at putting them to use a second, third, or even ...

(AP) – With Los Angeles preparing to become the largest city in the nation to ban plastic grocery bags, a short history of the ubiquitous sack: _ 1977, the plastic grocery bag is introduced to the ...

A new report suggests Washington's 8-cent fee for "reusable" plastic bags isn’t covering the real cost — and the ...

Charleston County Council will look at making some changes to an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags to extend to thick ...

Plastic trash is a problem. In the USA, each person produces an average of 100kg of plastic waste per year. Single-use plastics like drink bottles, carrier bags, plastic straws, and disposable cutlery ...

Aquapak says it has developed its Hydropol polymer to be water soluble and nontoxic to marine life. The company claims its ...

Connecticut environmentalists raised their reusable water bottles for a toast when Public Act 19-117 was passed six years ago, phasing out single-use plastic bags at checkouts. The law was structured ...

COLORADO, USA — In 2023, 1.5 to 1.8 billion fewer bags were used in Colorado. That's according to an estimate by Eco-Cycle, a nonprofit recycling center that focuses on zero waste. The organization ...

On the campaign trail, Republican Jack Ciattarelli pledges to voters that he'll rescind the state's ban on single-use plastic ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Over the past several years, US cities and states have passed hundreds of policies ...

The fee for a plastic shopping bag is set to rise to 12 cents in January. Unsettled questions remain about imposing ...