CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's Earth Week and the ABC7 I-Team and ABC News have new details on their efforts to track plastic bags. A previous joint investigation found that several plastic bags which were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Welcome to Sustainability with Sarah! I’m the climate change and environmental reporter for The Greenville News, covering issues ...

The Progressive Bag Affiliates has launched an initiative to promote bag recycling throughout the nation. Several of the country's biggest bag manufacturers will begin printing a message on their bags ...

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." Every week, millions of ...

UB researchers want to provide regulators and others a quick and reliable way to assess sustainability claims.

Whither the plastic grocery bag? On the one hand, plastic bags, despite their legendary durability, are facing a growing threat to their continued existence in the supermarket. Media reports have ...

Plastic is a product that is ubiquitous in today's society, says Sarah Morath, Wake Forest professor of law and author of the book "Our Plastic Problem and How to Solve It." Every week, millions of ...

You can reuse Ziploc bags, but there are instances when it’s best not to. Cleaning is as easy as washing them in warm, soapy water and then rinsing and air-drying. There are many great alternatives to ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A coalition of plastic film recyclers and reusable bag manufacturers today launched the Responsible Recycling Alliance (RRA), a coalition organized to help ...

It’s time for some trash talk. That’s because some Lake County communities are beginning a new program impacting garbage collections. The Hefty ReNew program kicking off in October will be giving ...

H-E-B celebrated its annual School Plastic Bag Recycling Challenge with students from Santa Rita Elementary Friday.