It’s that time of year when harvest is winding down and farmyards across the Midwest are filling up with leftover grain bags. They’ve served their purpose, but now comes the ...

Instead of tossing plastic bags in the trash, use them around your home. Learn some of the most useful ways to repurpose ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Plastic bags come in handy for getting groceries out of the car and into the house. What do you do with the bags once they’ve served their purpose, though? Lexington’s ...

If you’re having a bit of deja vu over a plastic bag ban, you’re not alone. When Oregon lawmakers passed the first ban in 2019, which prohibited using so-called single-use plastic bags, more than a ...

Nowadays, it seems virtually impossible to avoid the buzz around microplastics and the impact they have on our health and the planet. They're seemingly in everything! More people are making the effort ...

Research published last year observed how different commercially available tea bags posed certain health risks. People, understandably, grew worried over this news. But here’s what to do if you, too, ...

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 for any ...

All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think. Credit...Photo by Tony Cenicola/The New York Times Supported by By Rachel Nuwer With more ...

If you have a cabinet overflowing with plastic shopping bags, why not turn them into seasonal decor? This simple DIY works ...

CINCINNATI — The Sixth Circuit upheld a Michigan federal court’s denial of qualified immunity to a prison warden on an estate’s supervisory liability claim. The warden failed to train her subordinates ...

After more than a decade of negotiations and failed efforts to reduce the use of plastics, Illinois lawmakers are considering legislation that would prohibit large retailers from offering single-use ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Giant Eagle is switching back to plastic bags, but with a twist. The Pittsburgh-based grocery chain is replacing its fabric reusable bags with an option that’s more sustainable than ...