Many stores no longer provide or use plastic bags as a way to make shopping more sustainable, causing many of us to stock up on our reusable bag stash. However, what often starts as one or two bags ...

California’s plastic grocery bag waste actually increased after the first ban went into effect, according to the state’s ...

Eight states have banned single-use plastic bags from stores ... will simply be asked if they want a paper bag, if they haven’t brought a reusable bag. This straightforward approach is easy ...

In theory, the heavier bags were reusable. But in practice, they became a more substantial form of waste. “A plastic bag has an average lifespan of 12 minutes and then it is discarded, afflicting our ...

There are currently 25 “reusable” grocery store-style bags sitting at my front door, half a dozen large shopping bags and a similar number of bags with dividers to carry bottles home from 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 ...

The new revamped law bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026, asking customers to bring their own reusable bags or buy a paper shopping bag for an additional fee. Jenn Engstrom ...

Until early September this year, Mahfuza Begum's Surzu Handicrafts was making eco-friendly, lightweight and reusable net shopping bags out of jute ... price for each bag hovering at Tk 29, he ...

Don't through away those plastic bags! Reuse them, turn your old shopping bags into a cool new kite by following these instructions. Feed some string through a new straw (Leaving about 10cm either ...

As you gather pantry staples and toiletries to donate this Thanksgiving, there’s something else you might not have known you could donate. You probably have them collecting dust in a closet ...