Even the bags we use to pack our items matter. Speaking of the latter, while much has been said about bans on plastic checkout bags ... responsible ways to act are to reuse the bags as trash can ...

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Vermont achieved a statewide ban on plastic bags. Active since 2020, the ban led to a massive 91% drop in their use, according to an article published on Phys.org. The clear policy with public support ...

Some shoppers already bring their own bags to various grocery stores and retailers. Now, Aldi is joining the list of stores that are eliminating single-use plastic grocery bags. You will need to bring ...

Among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines are thin plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the wind ...

“Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had ...

State Senator Becca Rausch (right) with Senate President Karen Spilka on Thursday. The Massachusetts Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would ban single-use plastic shopping bags at retail ...