Amid a global plastic-pollution crisis, artist Erik Jon Olson turns his own plastic waste into quilted works of art in which ...

Don't toss those mesh produce bags! Discover 16 clever ways to repurpose them around your home - from organizing to cleaning ...

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 ...

Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB Oregon’s ban on plastic grocery bags will kick up a notch under a bill headed to the desk of Gov. Tina Kotek. Beginning in 2027, Senate Bill 551 will ensure that ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – About one year after debuting reusable fabric grocery bags, Giant Eagle is switching back to plastic at most of its Columbus stores. In May 2024, the Pennsylvania-based ...

Giant Eagle ends use of plastic bags at Cuyahoga County grocery store locations The store released the following statement on why they are going back to plastic: Giant Eagle has been on a journey ...

The scoop In a short but helpful clip, TikToker Ruby (@prpinny) offered up a simple hack that just about anyone can take advantage of. And all you need are some of those pesky leftover plastic grocery ...

Paper bags tend to require more energy to produce than plastic ones. A 2011 study by Britain’s Environment Agency, for example, concluded that you’d have to reuse a paper bag three times to ...

TRENTON — When New Jersey prohibited plastic grocery bags to prevent them from clogging landfills and littering communities and waterways, many people were surprised that the state also included ...

Melting a few layers of plastic bags together with an iron is a simple way to make sheets of water-resistant fabric to decorate planters. Cut open 10 grocery bags, trimming off the ends and handles.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Virginia grocery stores could be forced to do away with plastic shopping bags. House Bill 1662, introduced by Del. Michael Jones (D-Chesterfield), would make it illegal ...

Following the repeal, plastic bag purchases fell gradually but failed to return to pre-policy levels even after 18 months — the conclusion of the study’s timeframe.