Environment: Opening plastic bags and bottles may generate microplastics. Scientific Reports. Journal Scientific Reports DOI 10.1038/s41598-020-61146-4 ...

Plastic bags are a hot commodity now that many grocery stores have switched to paper. Now that they're harder to get your ...

It could be removing stubborn stains from utensils, opening a tight bottle jar, or perhaps trying to keep the chopping board in place while cutting veggies. It's not like we aren't able to do it, but ...

A grocery store with products made entirely of plastic bags is coming to Ann Arbor's prominent 777 building (South State and East Eisenhower Parkway), turning the unoccupied first-floor space into ...

opening pesky plastic bags Dear Heloise: I’ve never seen this hint before, so I thought I’d share. My hands no longer work the way they should, and getting flimsy poo bags open was a real ...

Reusable bags in use at New World supermarket in New Lynn on June 12, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand. Foodstuffs supermarkets will stop offering plastic bags at the checkout by the end of 2018 ...

Both bags are low-density polyethylene (LDPE) made with lightweight plastic and 80% post-consumer recycled content, Meijer said. The bags are also 100% recyclable.

However, you shouldn’t use a single Ziploc bag when cooking in water temperatures above 158°F because the heat can cause the bag to open at the seams and expose your food to the water.

ABC News tracked dozens of plastic bags placed in retailers' recycling bins as part of an investigation into the effectiveness of America’s recycling streams.

First, you flatten the bag. Then, fold it lengthwise into thirds in a long strip. Starting at the bottom, fold it up into small squares. Keep folding until you reach the handles, then tuck the handles ...