Beaufort County is leading a broader effort to restrict bags and other items made of plastic. Beaufort’s preliminary vote was ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More and more cities, including Philadelphia, are banning plastic bags because of environmental dangers. Some big box retailers offer drop-off bins for recycling, including ...

Think twice before tossing those plastic bags after your next trip to the grocery store. Plastic grocery bags have many more uses than just carrying your fruits and veggies. Repurpose them around the ...

California's new plastic bag law went into effect on January 1. It forbids any business from giving away or selling plastic ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of ...

Plastic consumption is now about as universal as the sky and the moon. Plastic is everywhere, from your home and your phone, to the food you eat every day. Moreover, plastic production is set to ...

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Washington shoppers will pay 4 cents more per plastic grocery bag starting in January. But the bags themselves won’t get any thicker for at least another two years as lawmakers fine-tune the state’s ...

It doesn’t take a close reading of Katy Perry lyrics to know that plastic bags get little love. You’ve heard: The plastic detritus drifts through the wind, gets stuck in trees, kills whales, and lasts ...