The Oregon legislature has passed a bipartisan bill banning the use of plastic film checkout bags at restaurants, grocery stores and retail stores statewide.

The Oregon Senate re-passed a bill aiming to completely eliminate plastic bags at all checkouts from grocery stores and ...

Oregon lawmakers approved a bill would ban the use of reusable plastic bags at grocery stores starting January 2027. A 2019 ...

Health and sustainability are what’s behind the newest push to crack down on single-use plastics in Pennsylvania. According ...

Seemingly benign conveniences are costing us, whether we acknowledge it or not. Chasing ease and modernity comes with trade-offs we will eventually wish we hadn’t accepted.

Washing plastic in dishwashers releases tiny plastic particles into wastewater, impacting environment silently.

Research has detected microplastics in a range of vital body parts, including the heart and brain. Now, researchers break down how these nanoparticles enter the human brain and the potential impact ...

Kristina Smithe was running a marathon in California a few years ago when she started thinking about all the waste such ...

Instead of throwing all your empty yogurt containers in the trash can, you can use the containers as a seed starter for this ...

About one year after debuting reusable fabric grocery bags, Giant Eagle is switching back to plastic at most of its Columbus stores.

Do you use the city of Fayetteville's residential waste pickup? Here are answers to questions you might have about it.

Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) operatives seized shabu worth PHP1.054 billion in Angeles City, Pampanga on Monday.