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Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would charge shoppers a fee for carryout bags, with the goal of restricting ...

As governments move to ban plastic grocery bags, how much of an impact do they have on the world around us? The answer is both surprising and substantial.

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The Plastic Bag Dilemma A grocery bag holder – let’s be honest—we all have a stash of plastic grocery bags crammed somewhere ...

Plastic grocery bags are no friend to the environment, but they're hard to avoid altogether. Plastic bags can’t be put out for recycling, so reusing them whenever possible is ideal. But how do you ...

Plastic waste surrounds daily life, from food containers and grocery bags to shampoo bottles and medical supplies. Much of it ...

Finland’s two biggest retail chains, the S and K stores, are raising the price of plastic bags to 50 cents this month. The aim of the price increase is to reduce the use of plastic bags. Previously, a ...

That's where Aldi comes in to save the day, with a must-have $7 kitchen essential that offers a smart, compact solution to the constantly growing plastic bag situation at home: the Kirkton House ...

MESA, AZ — Every Monday morning at Tower Point RV Resort in Mesa, a group of seniors gathers with crochet hooks in hand, turning discarded plastic grocery bags into something extraordinary: sleeping ...

OLYMPIA — Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that would either reduce the fee and reintroduce thinner, single-use ...