There is more than one functional alternative to traditional plastic bags.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More and more cities, including Philadelphia, are banning plastic bags because of environmental dangers. Some big box retailers offer drop-off bins for recycling, including ...

a person holds an orange mesh bag filled with fruits and a white cloth bag with baguettes - Zbynek Pospisil/Getty Plastic consumption is now about as universal as the sky and the moon. Plastic is ...

Cupertino businesses and shoppers are adjusting to a future without plastic checkout bags but many said the alternatives ...

They're caught up in trees, squirreled away in kitchen pantries and floating along with the ocean's current. They're plastic bags — among the 84 billion that Americans use each year — and heightened ...

Armstrong Williams’ commentary “Are plastic bag bans increasing plastic use?” missed the point of plastic bag bans, which is to remove the bags from circulation in order to decrease litter and ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of ...

The Board of Health on Monday unanimously recommended the annual town meeting approve articles that would amend the town's ...

The Massachusetts legislature advanced a sweeping environmental bond bill April 8 that includes a provision to ban single-use plastic bags and charge a fee for paper bags at store ...