PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- More and more cities, including Philadelphia, are banning plastic bags because of environmental dangers. Some big box retailers offer drop-off bins for recycling, including ...

The single-use plastic bag could be an endangered shopping species. The thin plastic bag with handles -- known in the industry as the T-shirt bag -- is under pressure from municipal bag bans and a ...

They're caught up in trees, squirreled away in kitchen pantries and floating along with the ocean's current. They're plastic bags — among the 84 billion that Americans use each year — and heightened ...

Thirteen states across the country have enacted bans on "single-use" plastic bags, with upwards of 500 cities doing the same. More could be on the way. Environmental groups claim that these bags are ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of ...

California's new plastic bag law went into effect on January 1. It forbids any business from giving away or selling plastic ...

The Park Ridge Committee of the Whole Meeting of the City Council passed the first reading of a plastic bag ban for large ...

Nine years ago California banned grocery stores from giving out flimsy single-use plastic grocery bags, the first state to do so. And the law has been facing obstacles ever since. Days after it passed ...

Decrease your plastic consumption and increase your grocery-carrying capabilities with these plastic bag alternatives that you'll enjoy having on hand.

Think twice before tossing those plastic bags after your next trip to the grocery store. Plastic grocery bags have many more uses than just carrying your fruits and veggies. Repurpose them around the ...