"Make it make sense." State implements total ban on common grocery store item, but residents are skeptical: 'I don't think it ...

Plastic packaging on food is a major environmental concern, contributing significantly to the plastic pollution crisis. Most ...

Social media treats bread tags like a cheat code for freshness. The industry uses them for something far more practical.

A major Federal Court of Appeal ruling confirms Canada can regulate plastic pollution under CEPA, protecting millions of ...

Dear Action Line, As I was contemplating climate change and reading much discussion about how gas stoves, leaf blowers, ...

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey lawmakers have introduced new legislation to repeal the state’s sweeping plastic and paper bag ban, arguing the policy has backfired ...

Zero Waste’s Plastics Project will hold a hard-to-recycle plastic collection event Saturday, Feb. 7, at the McMinnville Covenant Church, 2155 N.W. Second St., McMinnville. “The ...

On Jan. 1, Senate Bill 1053 took effect, banning grocery stores from selling plastic bags. It is a positive step toward ...

Whether you have kids or not, Gerber is hands down one of the most well-known baby food manufacturers in the country. The ...

Plastic grocery bags are no friend to the environment, but they're hard to avoid altogether. Plastic bags can’t be put out for recycling, so reusing them whenever possible is ideal. But how do you ...

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OLYMPIA — 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 ...