"I have got bags in bags in bags." Research reveals one major setback with grocery bag fees: 'It's really bad' first appeared ...

Lorain County’s plastic bag recycling contest kept nearly 300 pounds out of landfills and rewarded schools with recycled ...

Plastic waste is incredibly harmful to wildlife and the environment. Several U.S. states have taken action and banned the use of plastic bags as of 2026.

The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District’s Plastic Bag Recycling Collection Contest successfully diverted hundreds of pounds of plastic grocery bags from landfills, the district reported.

After a yearslong commitment to phase out single use plastic bags from its stores by 2025, here's where Kroger stands.

The state is reviewing draft rules for producers to make single-use packaging and food packaging recyclable and compostable ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Seven years ago, the Ohio-based grocery chain Kroger pledged to get rid of plastic bags in all of its stores by 2025. Kroger made the announcement in August 2018, stating it ...

Two weeks after the state increased the fee for reusable plastic bags, lawmakers are considering competing legislation that would either reduce the fee and reintroduce thinner, single-use plastic ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. — “Paper or plastic?” Your days are numbered. The question that millions of shoppers have heard for years when they roll up to the checkout aisle at grocery stores will soon be a ...

New York-based, luxury bag company, Telfar is using nostalgia with its new plastic grocery bag collection, available in 11 styles. On Aug. 15, designer bag company Telfar is dropping its latest ...

CalPirg estimates the California ban will eliminate more than 11.5 billion plastic bags from the environment per year. Starting on Jan. 1, 2026, customers in California will no longer be given a ...

Every Monday morning at Tower Point RV Resort in Mesa, a group of seniors gathers with crochet hooks in hand, turning ...