When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.

It also ensures that reusable bags are always available when needed. As a result, it increases convenience. The invention ...

Authors of the new plastic waste report, echoing the first-year report, said after the plastic reduction law roughly 16.5 ...

A 39-year-old New Jersey man admitted he robbed a convenience store in Stafford last year and repeatedly shoplifted from a ...

Grocery shopping is full of frustrations without adding the use of wasteful plastic bags on top. Instead, try this bagging ...

A reusable grocery bag takes the place of a plastic or paper ... to carry around in their handbag or backpack for unexpected shopping trips. The New York Department of Health says to reduce ...

I wipe the wooden butcher block counter down with my dishrag. And that’s what it really is: an old cotton cloth with a big ...

It took almost 20 years, but Annapolis’ Plastic Bag Reduction Act is now in effect. The page about the ordinance on the city’s website says it is meant to accomplish two things: protect the ...

The retail giant has encouraged customers to bring their own reusable bags when shopping. “You can help by bringing your reusable bags,” the notice further emphasized. For those without ...

At first, a list of what to pack for a ski trip may seem pretty simple: jackets, sweaters, warm socks and generally just clothing that'll help you survive cold weather. But think about it a little ...

"Love this bag carrier," wrote one happy reviewer. "This has saved my hands so much pain from carrying all the grocery bags in by hand." ...