You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that there are other ways to get rid of the stuff.

"While we celebrate this result, the ball is now in the court of the municipalities." ...

County Council passed an ordinance 7 to 3 banning plastic bags and polystyrene containers on June 8. Businesses will have to ...

That plastic grocery bag sitting under the sink may look harmless. It is light, useful, and easy to forget. But once it lands ...

Is it safe to reuse a plastic bag? The answer isn't as straightforward as you probably think, but don't fret. Research ...

Instead of tossing plastic bags in the trash, use them around your home. Learn some of the most useful ways to repurpose ...

Environmentalists saw an opening this year to finally pass a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags. But when a House ...

Thirteen states across the country have enacted bans on "single-use" plastic bags, with upwards of 500 cities doing the same. More could be on the way. Environmental groups claim that these bags are ...

Beaufort County Council strengthens its plastic bag ban. New ordinance also will restrict food containers and plastic ...

Every year, around 500 billion plastic grocery bags are used worldwide. And an estimated 10 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean yearly. To help combat this waste, several American ...

It’s not a strange sight to see anymore– plastic bags everywhere. From ditches to fences, bags blow around easily. It’s ...

Nine years ago California banned grocery stores from giving out flimsy single-use plastic grocery bags, the first state to do so. And the law has been facing obstacles ever since. Days after it passed ...