NJ bill to curb packaging waste stalls again after critics, supporters seek changes A Monday legislative hearing on a controversial bill that calls for a dramatic decrease in single-use plastic ...

An inspector general’s report said the county’s current bag policy has been inefficient, leading to millions of dollars in ...

Choose the right tea. Drinking loose-leaf tea is probably the best way to limit your exposure to microplastics. And while ...

A man who struck multiple people after driving into a Texas mall was shot and killed by police, according to authorities.Dec. 22, 2024 ...

"We are phasing out use-once, throw-it-away plastic bags and transitioning to reusable bags in our stores by 2025," Kroger chairman and CEO Rodney McMullen said in a 2018 press release.

The U.N. estimates that the world produces over 430 million metric tons of plastic waste every year globally, with the largest source being single-use packaging. VOA's Valdya Baraputri reports on ...

Memories were made at the iconic five-and-dime, once home to Fargo-Moorhead’s only escalator. The end came in 1980 with a shopping season of nostalgia, indecision and cottage cheese on the side ...

Refill stores are stepping up to tackle the global crisis of single-use plastic packaging, which contributes to over 430 million metric tons of plastic waste annually, according to the U.N.

Polymer tea bags release billions of micro and nanoplastic ... allowing them to enter the bloodstream and travel throughout the body. Plastic trash contamination is a serious environmental issue ...

Some of the largest contaminants seen in the city’s recycling material are plastic bags, plastic wrap, and Styrofoam. None of these are accepted and should be thrown away. Another contaminant is ...

Walmart stores will be open on Dec. 24, however stores close at 6 p.m. local time, the company told USA TODAY. JCPenney stores will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Dec. 24, the company confirmed ...