The leading producer of plastic grocery bags has unveiled a biodegradable product amid continued nationwide debate over banning plastics from the check-out counter. Officials at Hartsville, S.C.-based ...

Does California have a ban on plastic bags? The goals of Senate Bill 270, the so-called plastic bag ban, spoke to the “three Rs” of waste reduction: Reduce the number of plastic bags Californians use, ...

Here is a list of things that are thicker than a typical plastic grocery bag: A strand of hair. A coat of paint. A human cornea. High-density polyethylene is a miracle of materials science. Despite ...

Which is the most earth-friendly: paper bags, plastic bags or cloth bags? The answer to the question depends upon whether or not you really believe in science, because as they say in certain ...

SACRAMENTO — When municipal officials started to impose bans on lightweight plastic shopping bags, it seemed like the latest attempt to inflict a little pain on consumers — a mostly symbolic effort to ...

England is the latest in a line of countries and territories to get tough on single-use, high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic bags – the type dished out in many shops – by introducing a levy on ...

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Plastic bags litter a vacant lot on St. Paul’s west side after the snow melt. MinnPost’s reporters work hard to bring you news about what’s happening in MN. And as a nonprofit, we rely on reader ...