Heading into the grocery store, without remembering to bring your reusable bags, you may be forced to pay the 5 cent per bag tax for that forgetfulness. As you rack up your bag use tally, you may be ...

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Seven times in the last seven years, a complete ban on plastic bags was announced by the government of Sindh. Not once was it implemented for a single day. While we have grown accustomed to the ...

There is an ancient wisdom in life on the Eastern side of the world, where the sense of urgency can be as distant as the ...

Washington’s plastic bag ban is making things worse. The state’s own study says we should drop it. That’s right. Drop the ban. The new Washington State University (WSU) report is clear. Bring back ...

Washington shoppers will pay 4 cents more per plastic grocery bag starting in January. But the bags themselves won’t get any thicker for at least another two years as lawmakers fine-tune the state’s ...

Two Washington State University economists recommend the state drop its ban on single-use plastic bags. Thicker reusable plastic bags actually increase plastic waste in the environment, they found.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston County is considering amending the Single-Use Plastic Bag Ordinance to redefine what a “reusable carryout bag” means and to eliminate the use of thick plastic bags ...

FROM DISCARDED PLASTIC BAGS TO SOMETHING THAT BRINGS COMFORT AND HOPE. A LOCAL CHURCH IS TURNING EVERYDAY TRASH INTO A TANGIBLE ACT OF KINDNESS. JOYCE OGIRRI SHOWS US THE CREATIVE WAY VOLUNTEERS ARE ...

TELFAR subverts the mundane with its new “Plastic Bag” handbag, inspired by the ubiquitous single-use bags of NYC bodegas. This new design, featuring a waterproof exterior and ruched handles, is ...

Park Ridge city leaders are considering either outright banning single use plastic bags or charging for them at major grocers. At the City Council Committee of the Whole meeting Monday, aldermen ...