For the freshest lettuce, it all starts at the grocery store, farmers market, or wherever you get your produce. Whether you ...

Seeing plastic trash while hiking inspired a Rutgers chemist to rethink why synthetic plastics last forever while natural ...

CalPirg estimates the California ban will eliminate more than 11.5 billion plastic bags from the environment per year.

Based on this audit, we found that approximately 20%, by weight, of the material collected are items that are not acceptable ...

California’s plastic bag ban has been enacted in 2026. Here’s what shoppers and retailers need to know about the ban.

Items that arrive in transparent plastic bags (often used during Whole Foods returns) are a common sign the product has b ...

Ribbons may help spot a suitcase, but inside airport systems they can block scans, snag belts, and quietly increase the risk ...

New year, new laws — Montgomery County’s plastic bag ban is now in effect. News4’s Jackie Bensen reports. It's out with the ...

If you grew up in the 90s, there’s a good chance some of your “junk” is still in a bin at your mom’s house… The post 16 ...

Legislature approved dozens of new laws in 2025 that go into effect this week. Here’s a look at a few of them: Stricter rules on plastic bags. Legislators this ye ...

Amazon is phasing out plastic from the envelopes, bags, boxes and cushioning it uses to ship items, swapping in paper-based ...

For now, California is offering guidance, not mandates, on what stores should do with plastic bags already in storage.