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Learn about the benefits of compostable bags vs plastic bags and discover the best types of compostable bags to use for trash ...

When we consider plastic waste, we normally don't think about the items that are designed to collect that waste and keep it off the streets. But in Dublin, the city council has started phasing out ...

Instead of tossing plastic bags in the trash, use them around your home. Learn some of the most useful ways to repurpose plastic grocery bags. Think twice before tossing those plastic bags after your ...

Thirteen states across the country have enacted bans on "single-use" plastic bags, with upwards of 500 cities doing the same. More could be on the way. Environmental groups claim that these bags are ...

Today’s batch of burning questions, my smart-aleck answers and the real deal: Question: If Asheville is thinking about a ban on some plastic bags, because they are harmful to the environment, why do ...

California banned single-use plastic grocery bags in 2016, becoming the first state to take this major environmental step. In the eight years it has been in effect, billions of flimsy plastic bags ...

The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste. By Soumya Karlamangla A New York company, Anybag, finds an elegant way to turn ...