Cubby on MSN

I set out to quit using plastic bags, paper towels, garbage bags, and plastic wrap - here's how I saved hundreds

It was so much easier than I thought it'd be.
NPR

I avoided plastic for a week. Here is what I learned about a plastic-free life

Americans, on average, toss out about three quarters of a pound of plastic each day, according to researchers at Oxford University. Most of that trash winds up in a landfill. As someone who loves ...
CNN

I tracked my trash for one week. Here’s what I swapped to cut out single-use plastic

This article is part of CNN Underscored’s Earth Week, a weeklong focus on our planet and ways to celebrate and preserve it. We’ll be featuring tips on how to live more sustainably, products to help ...
Lifehacker

You Can Recycle Plastic Grocery Bags Into Packing Material

Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at Ithaca College in drama and studied at the Institute of Culinary Education to earn her diploma in Pastry and ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Gardener shares grandmother's amazing trick for using old plastic bags to upgrade the backyard: This is a great hack

"My mother taught me to do something similar." Gardener shares grandmother's 'amazing' trick for using old plastic bags to upgrade the backyard: 'This is a great hack' first appeared on The Cool Down.
Wired

The Cure for Disposable Plastic Crap Is Here—and It’s Loony

A plastic bag might be the most overengineered object in history. Some years back, I stopped by a French deli to buy some big chunks of cheese and carried them home in a plastic bag. The cheese was so ...

Perak ban on single-use plastic bags starts March 1

IPOH: The ban on single-use plastic bags in Perak will come into force on March 1, says Perak environment committee chairman ...
WTAE-TV

Experts weigh environmental trade-offs of Pittsburgh's single-use plastic bag ban

ON. WTAE.COM. 1237 IS THE TIME ON THIS WEDNESDAY AND PITTSBURGH’S PLASTIC BAG BAN WAS IMPLEMENTED IN OCTOBER OF 2023 TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. IT HAS SPARKED BOTH PRAISE AND QUESTIONS ABOUT ...