Remember the movement to eliminate plastic straws? While it hasn’t solved our massive plastic problem, it was a major ...

If you think that there isn't all that much you can do with that big pile of plastic shopping bags that's started to ...

states and countries banning single-use plastic bags, paper has become a popular alternative at the grocery checkout. At first glance, this seems like an obvious win for the environment.

Paper bags would return to grocery stores in New Jersey were he elected governor, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer told NJ Advance ...

Over the last 18 months, new soft plastic recycling facilities — not owned by the supermarkets — have ... including now having paper bags and cutting down on product packaging.

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 ...

People in the UK have been paying extra for plastic bags in supermarkets for a decade now - but a loophole in the law means billions of bags are still being used. The plastic bag levy first came into ...

TRENTON — When New Jersey prohibited plastic grocery bags to prevent them from clogging landfills and littering communities and waterways, many people were surprised that the state also included ...

Government officials, armed with security personnel, launched a joint operation to crack down on the widespread use of plastic bags. As the supermarket employees wrapped goods in the familiar ...