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Struggling to reseal an opened plastic bag? A plastic water bottle can work as a resealer in a pinch: here's how to try this ...
It's so easy to build up a huge collection of plastic bags, but what can they actually be used for? It turns out, plenty!
“First and foremost, we represent the manufacturers of plastic retail bags,” says Matt Seaholm, executive director of the American Progressive Bag Alliance, a group affiliated with the ...
CLEVELAND — One year after debuting a reusable fabric grocery bag at its Cleveland area stores, Giant Eagle is switching back to plastic. The Pittsburgh-based chain will sunset the fabric option ...
Single-use food and beverage packaging makes up more than 80 percent of all plastic waste generated in the Himalayas, according to a new report. The findings by the Zero Waste Himalaya Alliance shed ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Giant Eagle is switching back to plastic bags, but with a twist. The Pittsburgh-based grocery chain is replacing its fabric reusable bags with an option that’s more ...
Plastic to paper to fabric to plastic? Those shopping at Cuyahoga County Giant Eagle grocery stores have gone through quite the whiplash in bag options in the last few years, and now the ...
We haven't gotten to the layers and layers of plastic packaging,” Cox says ... A whale shark swims beside a plastic bag in the Gulf of Aden near Yemen. Although whale sharks are the biggest ...
Consumer packaging dumps 19 million metric tons of plastic waste into the environment ... bound paper gift wrap with reusable fabric gift bags and wraps made from sustainable fabrics.
A popular plastic bag maker was hit with a class-action lawsuit alleging that its bags contain harmful chemicals. A consumer alleged that Ziploc bags’ primary selling points, that they are ...
BEGINNING March 1, shoppers will no longer be able to get plastic checkout bag at most retail stores in Penang even if they offer to pay for it, on any day. This follows the launch of the ...
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 ...