After years of pressure from environmental advocates, the global retail giant Amazon announced last week that it has ...

In various cities and states, plastic bag bans have taken hold as a way to reduce pollution and prevent excess waste from harming the environment. But what differences have the laws made in ...

When it comes to managing household waste, there are countless trash bag options to choose from. The most common choices for ...

The state led the nation in 2014 by banning single-use plastic bags, but a loophole actually led to more plastic waste. By Soumya Karlamangla Reporting from San Francisco Paper or paper?

On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will close a legal loophole that has allowed for an increase in California’s plastic bag waste, despite a 2014 law that was designed to ...

It also keeps the lightweight plastic bags out of trees or stuck in bushes ... which causes problems for large facilities. Same with foam food containers, in which restaurant leftovers often ...

New scanners at an airport mean passengers can leave liquids and large electrical items in their hand luggage while going ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a ...

Also, when moving, replacing traditional bubble wrap with used plastic bags is a great way to reduce waste without losing functionality. An innovative idea is to use large plastic bags as vacuum bags ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning plastic bags from grocery store checkouts, including the thicker, "reusable" bags that stores switched to after an earlier ban. “We deserve a cleaner ...

Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California ...