While it’s safe to reuse plastic bags, you’ll want to clean them between uses for sanitary purposes and to reduce any ...

A statewide ban on single-use plastic bags at checkouts in grocery stores took effect Jan. 1. The bill, SB 1053 authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bolsters existing state law that ...

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

In 2018, Kroger proudly announced its Zero Huger Zero Waste initiative with the grand goals of reducing childhood hunger, ...

This is what the data says about plastic bag bans. Plastic bag bans have been popping up across the country for the past decade, but a lawmaker in one state is looking at walking back the law enacted ...

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

A man walks along the street with plastic bags in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 24, 2012. Credit: Jae C. Hong / AP Ann Podlipny of Chester is a member of the NH Network’s Plastics Working Group. Are you ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal cleanups. Ever since their invention in 1959, plastic bags have become synonymous ...

Grocery stores may offer recycled paper bags at checkout, or consumers can use their own bags to carry out purchases.

Plastic bags littering the shoreline is a common sight on beaches around the world. CREDIT: Prasit Photo via Getty Images. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter ...