Whether you're grabbing groceries or picking up prescriptions, the choice between plastic, paper, and reusable bags has become unexpectedly complex. What seems like a simple environmental decision ...

CLEVELAND — One year after debuting a reusable fabric grocery bag at its Cleveland area stores, Giant Eagle is switching back to plastic. The Pittsburgh-based chain will sunset the fabric option and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. White plastic bags filled with groceries - Natalie_board/Getty Images While they're now banned in some states, plastic bags are ...

State and local policies to regulate the use of plastic bags have significantly reduced how many of them are found littered along U.S. shorelines — potentially cutting that type of waste in half in ...

Plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the wind, are among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines.