In various cities and states, plastic bag bans have taken hold as a way to reduce pollution and prevent excess waste from harming the environment. But what differences have the laws made in ...

Don't through away those plastic bags! Reuse them, turn your old shopping bags into a cool new kite by following these instructions. Feed some string through a new straw (Leaving about 10cm either ...

Popular New York City coffee chain, 787 Coffee, has stirred customer debates after swapping cups for viral plastic pouches that are being compared to juice pouches or medical bags. “It feels ...

Although you may store reusable shopping bags to take to the grocery store in order to avoid using disposable plastic ones, ...

What is a Colostomy Bag? A colostomy bag is a pouch made of heavy-duty plastic that’s worn on your body and collects your poop. You will need to use one of these bags if you had a colostomy ...

Stewart also said the efforts to reduce plastic bag waste are a matter of public health. Microplastics that leach into water and soil “really does have an impact on our health.” Under the ...

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California has a plastic bag problem — but not for long. California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a law fully banning plastic shopping bags in grocery stores, updating a decade-old ban ...

A year has passed since Japan introduced mandatory charges to customers for each single-use plastic bag taken from retail stores. The ratio of shoppers who decline plastic bags at stores has risen ...

Consumer Council found that five of the 11 online retailers they checked did not ask customers to pay HK$1 per plastic bag, which is required by law The government must give guidance to online ...

Oceana/Joseph Pellegrino & St. Johns County Office of Public Affairs A baby whale has died after being found on a Florida beach with a "large plastic bag" in its stomach. Last month, an individual ...