Reducing your plastic footprint can be as simple as using reusable bottles and bags, picking up litter, buying in bulk, or ...

We particularly like the options from Puebco of Japan, which specializes in making household necessities, such as trash bins ...

For old toothbrushes, electric toothbrush replacement heads, used flossers, and toothpaste tubes from Crest, Oral-B, or ...

Giant Eagle has reinstated plastic bags at its Erie County stores after removing them in 2022. Giant Eagle uses bags made of ...

The school district is aiming for 3,000 pounds of recycled plastic bags. So far they are at roughly 2,500 pounds. Every ...

It’s not an essential for every traveler, but a soft, packable blanket goes a long way to helping you feel well-rested while ...

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that ...

After five years of the Bag Waste Reduction Act, Price Chopper and Market 32 are reflecting on the switch from plastic bags ...

The Byron Center-based company says more than 5,000 pounds of flexible plastics have been recycled at its stores since 2023.

Under the proposal, big-box stores would no longer be allowed to distribute plastic bags starting in 2029. Instead, they ...

I've gone down a slippery, synthetic rabbit hole all about one unsettling buzzword: microplastics. Do I need to know how to ...

Successful recycling requires some care. Alejandra Villa Loarca/Newsday RM via Getty Images Alex Jordan, University of ...