Supermarket workers in Germany do not provide single-use plastic bags at checkout. They use paper boxes and bags instead to ...

A reader asked Public Investigator to find out if Kroger — operator of Pick 'n Save and Metro Market — was ditching plastic ...

Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic ...

Kroger previously committed to phasing out single use plastic bags by 2025. With the deadline approaching, here's where the ...

Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic ...

BANGKOK: A well-known flower garden in Chiang Mai’s Mae Ai district is featuring a giant bear doll made from 296,444 used ...

Whatever your choice, these bags help carry the load and get the word out. Learn more about the art of shopping at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Watch Artist Aymar Ccopacatty, National ...

Boulder-based recycling center Eco-Cycle estimated that Colorado used at least 1.5 billion fewer single-use plastic bags than the previous year.

Japan's campaign to get customers to sack the use of plastic shopping bags by making stores charge for them is working, an Environment Ministry survey showed. During a single week, 72 percent of ...

When you buy through our links, Business Insider may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more In terms of materials, plastic is about as ubiquitous as they come. It's everywhere — one of the ...

In fact, the number of plastic bags being disposed of in Hong Kong has risen every year since the full implementation of the Plastic Shopping Bag Charging Scheme in 2015, according to the ...