When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.

The Montgomery County Council unanimously voted Tuesday to approve a proposed near-complete ban on the use of plastic ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean ... it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic shopping bags. Fish eat ...

It isn’t the first time a luxury brand has caused similar outrage. Shopper slams luxury brand over $1,900 faux 'brown paper bag': 'What has this world come to?' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Research has revealed that a build-up of these microplastics – minuscule pieces that break off from items such as shopping bags and food packaging – can ... ‘Given the lack of global plastic waste ...

It seems the next logical step up from reusable shopping bags, which experts have estimated ... and US sites like Litterless offer a directory of zero-waste grocery stores to cater to the 55% ...

Some plastic shopping bags are still provided free of charge ... 80 percent of respondents said that their awareness of plastic waste issues had been “heightened.” The rate also jumped ...

Research has revealed that a build-up of these microplastics – minuscule pieces that break off from items such as shopping bags and food ... lack of global plastic waste governance and the ...

The sturdy bags are typically found by the checkouts at most supermarkets and depending on what size you get, they usually ...

It’s time for more Minnesotans to become more European about their grocery shopping habits. Yes, it’s OK to bring your own bag to the grocery store and reuse it again and again. All ...

Fiorella "Fio" Rossel Borkert, co-founder of The Bountiful Bag, used her skills as a fashion designer to initially create tote bags from malt bags, just for fun.

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean ... it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic shopping bags. Fish eat ...