This is what the data says about plastic bag bans. Plastic bag bans have been popping up across the country for the past decade, but a lawmaker in one state is looking at walking back the law ...

Don’t throw away those shopping bags after you’ve unpacked the groceries. We’ve got a number of handy ideas for reusing them.

Americans use an average of 365 plastic bags each, totaling 100 billion a year. Minnesotans throw away more than 500 tons of plastic bags and packaging every day. The MPCA states that less than 10 ...

While a handful of suburban communities, including Batavia, Chicago, Northbrook, Oak Park and Woodstock, have implemented fees on single-use plastic bags, Evanston is the only town to ban them all ...

The cost of a plastic bag will increase in S-Group stores, the cooperative company announced in a press release on Monday morning. The price of a plastic bag will rise to 35 cents in Prisma ...

PLAINWELL, Mich. — A local school district is working to reduce the amount of plastic bags that go into the environment. Plainwell Community Schools is collecting plastic bags from now until the ...

"I was like 'I’m cool with it,'" said Victoria Hall. New York state’s 2020 ban on plastic bags was an effort to address the environmental impacts of plastic waste. Before the ban, an estimated ...

Hong Kong police arrested a 71-year-old man on Saturday for suspected animal abuse after five newborn kittens were discovered in tightly knotted plastic bags inside a rubbish bin. Police said they ...

These days, when you head to a shop to buy clothes, most brands package your purchases in a recyclable paper bag, which looks more eco-friendly than plastic. But behind the scenes—in back rooms ...

People on social media in China have applauded a quick-thinking off-duty doctor who helped an accident victim using a badminton racquet and plastic bag to protect her injured leg. On April 5 ...