Plastic bags are everywhere—from grocery checkouts to kitchen pantries—but not all are equally safe. Some brands and styles carry chemicals that have raised health concerns, including potential links ...

Earthnest is a Business Reporter client. EARTHNEST has the answer to the plastic bags problem. We are polluting our planet with five trillion plastic shopping bags a year. Plastic waste seems to be ...

The bill would ban single-use plastic bags and implement a 10-cent fee for paper bags at Massachusetts stores.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California is suing three plastic bag manufacturers that officials say are violating state law by providing bags ...

CHICAGO -- Studies show that the overall recycling rate for all plastics is under 10 percent, and that number is likely much lower for plastic bags since they can't be put in into recycling bins at ...

Directive, 2082, replacing the earlier directive of 2068, establishing comprehensive standards for the production, import, ...

The MA legislature has advanced a sweeping environmental bond bill that includes a provision to ban single-use plastic bags.

When it comes to recycling, most folks know to sort their plastic and paper, thanks to the blue and green plastic sorting bins given out by their municipal departments. But beyond the basics of ...

Experts are warning that consumers will see a rise in prices for a variety of plastic consumer goods due to the war with Iran.