The Elgin City Council has directed staff to draft an ordinance banning the use of single-use bags by all retailers other ...

New York State implemented its Bag Waste Reduction Act, which prohibited retailers from providing single-use plastic carryout bags. Five years later, a pair of grocery ...

Giant Eagle has reinstated plastic bags at its Erie County stores after removing them in 2022. Giant Eagle uses bags made of 75% recycled material and offers in-store recycling. Plastic bags are back ...

JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. (WBNG) -- “Because plastic is destroying our entire planet,” said a grocery store shopper, Sue Thomas.

W e all have that one cabinet, drawer or entire corner of the pantry stuffed to the brim with plastic grocery bags. We keep ...

Don’t throw away those shopping bags after you’ve unpacked the groceries. We’ve got a number of handy ideas for reusing them.

The 151st Kentucky Oaks is the premier race for 3-year-old fillies. Held each year the day before the Kentucky Derby, the ...

An Update on the Legal Landscape Surrounding Plastic Pollution - It’s hard to reflect on “Our Power, Our Planet” this Earth Day ...

Much of the U.S. uses single-stream recycling, where plastic, glass and paper go into one bin. Here’s what happens to that ...

Instead of storing food scraps in a plastic bag in the freezer to put in the green bin for composting on recycling day, ...

After five years of the Bag Waste Reduction Act, Price Chopper and Market 32 are reflecting on the switch from plastic bags ...

Under the proposal, big-box stores would no longer be allowed to distribute plastic bags starting in 2029. Instead, they ...