Since California adopted the nation's first ban on single-use plastic shopping bags in 2014, most grocery stores have turned to thicker, reusable plastic bags that are supposed to be recyclable. But ...

SACRAMENTO — Since California adopted the nation's first ban on single-use plastic shopping bags tin 2014, most grocery stores have turned to thicker, reusable plastic bags that are supposed to be ...

In most grocery stores, all of the fresh produce is either pre-wrapped in plastic film or it gets placed in plastic bags – both of which are often discarded by consumers. A new bioactive paper bag, ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Earth Week and the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News have new details on their efforts to track plastic bags. A previous joint investigation found that several plastic bags which were ...

Buncombe County residents use an astounding number of single-use plastic bags every year — 130 million, by one estimate — and, despite being recyclable, nearly all end up in landfills where they ...

Critics say these types of proposals are bad for small businesses.

The bill would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at Massachusetts stores.

"Recycle Utah staff and volunteers were able to take a tour of Waste Management and ask a few of our burning recycling questions." ...

Q: Is there still an acceptable way to dispose of plastic bags, for instance at Stop & Shop supermarkets? — R.S. in Narragansett A: Yes there is, R.S., and Stop & Shop is just one of many places in ...