When scientists look at the full life cycle of plastic retail bags versus paper and cotton, plastic bags usually come up an environmental winner. These studies have been done before, but a new one ...

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic slowed the accelerating movement to ban plastic bags due to their environmental impact, the state Legislature applied the brakes in the cause of special-interest ...

Unfortunately, many shoppers aren’t reusing their reusable bags. Research reveals one major setback with reusable grocery bags: 'We should try not [to] do that' first appeared on The Cool Down.

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek on Thursday signed into law Senate Bill 551, which will eliminate all bags made of plastic film at checkout at restaurants, grocery stores, and other ...

Thank you to Geoff Herbert for his article “Wegmans eliminating plastic bags in all stores by end of 2022″ (April 17, 2022). Kudos to Wegmans for taking the plastic bag ban seriously, not only in New ...