Editor's note: This is an excerpt of Planet Money's newsletter. You can sign up here.. It was only about 40 years ago that plastic bags became standard at U.S. grocery stores. This also made them ...

1. Line Your Trash Bin. One of the easiest and (most useful) ways to reuse plastic grocery bags is to line your trash cans ...

Crest Foods has deleted its Facebook post regarding its switch to plastic bags. The Oklahoman has contacted the company to find out why. Oklahoma City metro-area grocery staple Crest Foods has ...

Bags and trash litter the grass border on West Mulberry Street in Baltimore where a ban on single-use plastic bags at supermarkets, restaurants and all other retail stores went into effect in 2021.

Gently used reusable bags are collected, sanitized, and distributed to food banks, pantries, and directly to residents in ...

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The plastic bags are then turned into outdoor furniture by Trex. Since 2021, ... The city is asking Denver residents to fill out a survey to decide where that money should go.

Plastic bag pollution is harmful to both animals and humans. On beaches or other outdoor spaces, plastic pollution can have a negative impact on tourism or the value of spending time in nature, ...

Less than 10% of plastic waste is recycled worldwide, data shows. For more than a decade, Courtney Williams and her family have lived in the shadow of the Wheelabrator waste-to-energy incinerator ...

A 2024 research report found that “In the last 20 years, 12 states covering more than one-quarter of the U.S. population have prioritized reducing plastic waste by banning plastic bags.” ...

As a result, the county lost out on as much as $8.2 million in carryout-bag tax revenue each year during that period — money meant to fund efforts to improve the county’s water quality, the ...

DENVER — Single-use plastic bags will be leaving large Colorado stores in 2024. The new law is part of House Bill 21-1162 that the Colorado General Assembly enacted in 2021. Beginning Jan. 1 ...