Some people who make plastic bags claim that to make a plastic bag takes less energy than to make a book. It also takes about 1/17 of energy to make a plastic bag than a human makes in a day.

I am responding to the news article in the April 26 issue of the Mountain Xpress titled “Singled Out: Asheville Considers Ban on Single-use Plastic Bags.” One way to get rid of all the plastic ...

Regarding the letter titled “SLC must find a way to recycle plastic bags,” my advice is: 1. Don’t carry your groceries out in plastic bags. Either request paper bags, or bring your own ...

A recent letter writer states that it takes effort to return plastic bags to the grocer’s recycling containers and claims that ... Letter: Ban plastic bags. Feb 15, 2017 Feb 15, 2017 ...

Loose plastic bags, or recyclables in any sort of plastic bag, are major problems for recycling programs. News Bergen Passaic Sports HS Sports Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals LETTERS ...

Dear Editor, I am against banning plastic grocery bags for health reasons. Plastic bags were invented because they are superior to paper bags. They are convenient, inexpensive, light, easy to deliv… ...

Life involves making decisions. There is one decision that is easy to make and will help our planet. When you shop for groceries, use multi-use plastic bags. These are bags you can buy at the ...

Sensible options to plastic bags The solution to the plastic bags clogging our waste removal systems’ machinery, our landfills, rivers, streams and landscapes is relatively simple if we go back ...

Letter: Too many plastic bags. Published 9:23 pm Wednesday, ... small items were placed in two bags, ... and I specified that one of them not go in a bag. The remaining five, ...

I was thrilled when I read that the smart voters of Mercer County defeated the referendum for a plastic bag tax at the polls recently. And then I was disappointed when I read “Thinking is ...