Here's the thing that nobody talks about when they hand you a trendy tote at the checkout. Those bags everyone's carrying ...

LAS CRUCES - Most retailers are prohibited from providing shoppers with single-use plastic bags at checkout due to a new city ordinance that went into effect Jan. 1. Paper bags can be purchased for 10 ...

Joanne Mastropasqua has already made the transition to reusable shopping bags, even though a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags does not take effect until May 4. The Brick resident said she made ...

I noticed a plastic bag high in the tree outside my home. I wanted to hire a squirrel to get it out of the tree. Squirrels are not very helpful, unfortunately. As we drove around doing errands, I was ...

Unique ideas for reusable gift wrap using using cloth items like dishtowels, scarves, napkins or reusable bags, instead of ...

Senate Bill 1053, authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bans plastic bags from being offered at checkout at grocery stores.

California’s revised carryout bag law, which took effect January 1, eliminates the exemption that allowed thicker plastic ...

California's 2026 plastic bag ban ends all plastic checkout bags. Learn what’s changing and how it affects your shopping ...

Has your family switched to reusable cloth grocery bags? I keep about half a dozen in the trunk of my car. When I started this practice, I forgot to take the bags into the store. But, after making ...

Plastic bags are not biodegradable and pose a huge problem for the environment, the marine ecosystem in particular. These ...

If you’re focused on sustainability and/or zero waste, you probably cringe every time you return home from the grocery store and pull out bag after bag of fruits and vegetables, each tucked inside ...