Lorain County’s plastic bag recycling contest kept nearly 300 pounds out of landfills and rewarded schools with recycled ...

Plastic waste is incredibly harmful to wildlife and the environment. Several U.S. states have taken action and banned the use ...

California shoppers are adjusting to a new reality at checkout counters across the state as plastic bags have been officially banned since January 1.

The state is reviewing draft rules for producers to make single-use packaging and food packaging recyclable and compostable ...

Plastic grocery bags are no friend to the environment, but they're hard to avoid altogether. Plastic bags can’t be put out for recycling, so reusing them whenever possible is ideal. But how do you ...

Buying garbage bags is the equivalent of throwing money away -- but with these alternatives, you won't have to spend money on ...

In 2018, grocery store giant Kroger announced it would phase out "use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags" and transitioning to reusable bags by 2025. However, eight years later, plastic bags are still ...

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that ...

A bill by Del. Marty Martinez (D-29) that would give Loudoun’s towns a piece of the revenue collected by Loudoun County from ...

Results are in for the first year of Philadelphia’s plastic bag ban. A study estimates the policy eliminated over 200 million plastic bags in the city — enough to fill City Hall every eight months.

Colorado Springs shoppers will discover big changes in the new year at groceries, convenience stores, pharmacies and other retailers. Beginning Sunday, a new state law will require shoppers to pay a ...

Learn how UNR’s Environmental Health & Safety supports plastic film recycling with new campus drop‑off locations and ...