Showing off your handbags doesn't have to be expensive. Save space on your closet shelves by constructing and decorating a ...

We use a massive five trillion plastic bags every year, and they’re in the top five of all plastic products found in the natural environment. However, paper doesn’t fare any better, with many studies ...

Last year, Colorado implemented a statewide ban on single-use plastic bags. My kitchen has seen the impact of the ban in one way: stacks of paper bags (I’m bad at remembering my reusables!). No need ...

As the world searches for ways to reduce the use of plastics such as single-use plastic bags, a novel study demonstrates a process to make paper bags stronger -- especially when they get wet -- to ...

For many, the biggest decision to make at the grocery story is the very last one — do you want your food packed in paper bags or plastic bags? The stores clearly would rather you go with plastic bags.

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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Why do some stores charge for paper bags? It has been almost four years since New York State banned single-use plastic shopping bags. If you forgot to bring a reusable bag, that may ...