That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, stores will be ...

For more than two decades, Chico entrepreneur Andy Keller has had a simple answer to the familiar grocery-store question: ...

Thurston County is pushing effort to reduce the number of plastic bags used and you have a chance to make yourself heard. The county is holding a "Community Conversations on Plastic Bags" series of ...

The Golden State has banned all plastic bags from grocery stores because, as Democratic state Sen. Catherine Blakespear said, “We are literally choking our planet with plastic waste.” Yes, literally ...

Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California ...

While it’s safe to reuse plastic bags, you’ll want to clean them between uses for sanitary purposes and to reduce any lingering odors. Cleaning a zip-top bag is as simple as adding warm water and dish ...

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." The World Bank estimates ...