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 ...

NEW ORLEANS - Things could change for New Orleans shoppers who use paper and plastic bags. A proposed ordinance, by City Councilwomen Susan Guidry and co-authored by Latoya Cantrell, would make it so ...

Some people keep reusable grocery bags in their cars at all times, a few stash them close to the door as a last-minute reminder, and perhaps even more people slap a hand to their forehead as they pull ...

The days of hearing "paper or plastic" at retail stores around the country might be numbered. Shoppers at popular discount grocery chain Aldi will no longer be offered plastic bags at the checkout ...

Would you like paper or plastic? It's the question food shoppers are asked every day — a simple choice that even environmentally conscious shoppers at Whole Foods find confusing. "I generally pick ...

I am responding to the news article in the April 26 issue of the Mountain Xpress titled “Singled Out: Asheville Considers Ban on Single-use Plastic Bags.” One way to get rid of all the plastic bags ...

Senate Bill 1053, authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear, bans plastic bags from being offered at checkout at grocery stores.

12 percent of Eastern Washington’s waste stream was plastic from 2015-16 78 percent decline of plastic bags in waste collected from Seattle after that city banned them. 380 billion plastic bags used ...

When US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to return to plastic straws, claiming the paper version is ineffective and "disgustingly dissolves in your mouth," he was widely criticized for ...

One of the dreams of makers the world over is to be able to print electronic circuits on more or less any surface using a desktop printer. The great promise is the possibility of having RFID circuits ...