California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a ...

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!

Customers at Aldi, the discount grocery retailer, will no longer be able to purchase plastic shopping bags from the popular chain. Aldi announced this month that stores have ended the plastic-bag ...

Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could purchase bags made with a thicker ...

Line Small Trashcans Plastic grocery bags make for great trash can liners in places like the bathroom, where trash cans are a bit smaller. This is a nice way to keep the base of your actual trash ...

Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could purchase bags made with a thicker ...

All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think. Credit...Photo by Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Supported by By Rachel Nuwer With ...

A campaign to change people's lifestyles is key to controlling plastic waste, alongside regulations and processing technology ...

In every one of my Chinese relatives’ homes when I was growing up in New York, there was a special drawer, cabinet, or sliver of closet dedicated to storing a precious commodity: the plastic bag.

The Tucson City Council is poised to take up a discussion early next year about whether to prod residents to use fewer plastic bags, possibly by charging them if they want to use them. City ...