All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think.

Connecticut has eliminated billions of plastic bags from the economy and ecosystem with a ban on single-use bags. But what do ...

Dear Eartha, I’m trying to cut down on my plastic use, but shopping at the grocery store is challenging. What tips do you ...

Plastic bag bans may not be the best way to keep plastics out of the ocean, argues Todd Myers. Jay Karr Island Packet We don’t want plastic in the ocean. Most plastic degrades slowly ...

Some Georgia lawmakers seek to ban single-use plastics, including plastic shopping bags. Jay Karr Island Packet You might want to stock up on reusable totes because plastic bags could be a thing ...

Give plastic-wrapped herbs a miss and grow your own instead. Herbs and salad ingredients such as spinach, lettuce and kale ...

Dame Anya Hindmarch’s luxury reusable shopping bags will launch in Australia ... Bay in Tasmania led the way by banning single-use plastic bags, and seven years since Coles and Woolworths ...

“The Amoeba bag itself is indeed a walking billboard and one of the most successful marketing tools ever launched,” Dona Nichols, a San Jose State University journalism and mass communication ...

Oregon Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would ban single-use checkout bags statewide and allow only recycled paper bags.

The bill would restrict single-use plastics at restaurants, stores and hotels. It would ban thicker plastic bags and require single-use utensils and condiments be provided only by request.

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