Come March 1, New York State will say sayonara to plastic bags for good. In New York State, where more than 23 billion plastic bags are typically used each year, they cause harm to wildlife and hinder ...

Vermont achieved a statewide ban on plastic bags. Active since 2020, the ban led to a massive 91% drop in their use, according to an article published on Phys.org. The clear policy with public support ...

Over the past decade, many cities and states across the country have passed plastic bag bans and taxes in an effort to curb plastic pollution. While it still may be too early to gather definitive data ...

The body of a man was discovered inside a shopping cart at a northern California grocery store on Sunday afternoon in a case that authorities are investigating as a homicide. Officers responded to ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- From the grocery store to big-box retailers, Americans use tens of billions of plastic shopping bags each year. Most end up in landfills, but stores like Target, Walmart, Kohl's ...

Customers at Aldi, the discount grocery retailer, will no longer be able to purchase plastic shopping bags from the popular chain. Aldi announced this month that stores have ended the plastic-bag ...

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Her finger wasn't the only thing turning red when an embarrassed woman got her finger stuck in a shopping cart and had to be rescued by paramedics. A New York woman somehow managed to get her finger ...

Campaigners say these bag hoards are creating fresh environmental problems, with reusable bags having a much higher carbon footprint than thin plastic bags. According to one eye-popping estimate, a ...

Police are investigating a grisly Bronx discovery after a man's body was found wrapped in a plastic bag and shoved into a shopping cart, police said. The grim find was made after a 911 call was place ...

Ocado sold more plastic bags than any other retailer (Getty) The sale of plastic bags has risen in Britain for the first time since the ‘bag ban’ was brought in in 2015. Last year, 437 million plastic ...