The city passed an ordinance in 2019 requiring businesses to provide an alternative to single-use plastic bags, which led to many places offering thicker "reusable" plastic bags. "Scientists from ...

Fairfax County farmer's markets are partnering with the non-profit, Clean Fairfax for their Plastic Free July campaign. They are providing free reusable shopping bags and compostable bags at all ...

One of the statistics that really stood out to our kids was that Americans throw away enough plastic water bottles ... So his students started selling reusable water bottles at school - and ...

Campaigners say these bag hoards are creating fresh environmental problems, with reusable bags having a much higher carbon footprint than thin plastic bags. According to one eye-popping estimate ...

People began embracing the concept of bring-your-own reusable bag to the market. The law did allow for stores to offer paper or heavy-duty plastic bags that were considered reusable. But then ...

Find it all here. “If we’re looking at the carbon footprint of these different types of reusable water bottles, almost systematically, the plastic option will come up on top,” he said.

Nearly three years into New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, residents continue to collect reusable bags, throw them out or donate them. A pilot program aimed at collecting extra reusable bags ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The City of Charleston made some minor amendments to its already-enacted single-use and extra-thick plastic and ... to bring paper or reusable bags with bag incentive ...

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 ...

Lawmakers say they are working on being more environmentally, responsible, making more customers bring reusable bags with them. Even though plastic bags are recyclable, officials say too many of ...

The Minneapolis-based company provides reusable serveware — cups, food containers and more — for mass gatherings, with these products designed to mitigate the persistent single-use plastic ...

To the editor: The bill passed by the California Legislature to eliminate plastic bags at grocery stores, even the thicker “reusable” ones that are rarely reused, is a long overdue.