Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — The decision by New York State to ban single-use plastic bags from retail stores makes it a ...

GameStop is allowing customers to make purchases from outside the door and is instructing employees to wrap a plastic bag around one hand, open the door a crack, and take the customer’s credit ...

News New York plastic bag ban not only dumb, but proving to be unenforceable (opinion) Published: Aug. 01, 2021, 10:00 a.m.

According to EPA, which has a Webpage about shopping bags, the U.S. consumes about 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps a year. Fewer than 5 percent are recycled.

The plastic material used in the studies ranged from Saranwrap to grocery store plastic bags as well as manufactured plastic sheets.

Plastic cling wrap is a common sight in many domestic kitchens, being a largely food-safe method of sealing open containers to slow spoilage via air exposure, as well as locking in smells. However, it ...

Maybe you have been annoyed by the extra charge to get a plastic shopping bag, but a new study shows the policies actually help clean up shorelines.

The days of picking up your groceries in those thin plastic bags and struggling to get them all into your house are about to be over. Starting May 4, single-use plastic bags will be banned in all ...

Reducing the use of plastic wrap in your home kitchen is easier than you might think. Here's how.

Plastic wrap your toiletries When packing your travel-sized bottles for a trip, grab some plastic wrap from the kitchen, Life Savvy suggests.

State lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have agreed to ban most single-use plastic bags; counties will have the option to impose a 5-cent paper-bag fee.

That extra fee at the grocery store for a plastic shopping bag isn’t just an inconvenience –– it is actually making a difference for marine ecosystems, according to a new study. Policies ...