A: I reviewed Rhode Island’s plastic bag and film recycling program in a recent column, but there’s no harm in reviewing the rule of thumb again, and applying it to the specific examples you’ve given, ...
Written by Ayelet Ronen; all photos by Anna Fort. If your household is like mine, most of the trash waste is generated in the kitchen. By now, my family has figured out a way to shop for the just ...
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9 Ways to Organize and Store Plastic Bags

Have a barrage of plastic bags fly out of your cabinet every time you open it? Put an end to the mess and make yourself a ...
Q: Is there still an acceptable way to dispose of plastic bags, for instance at Stop & Shop supermarkets? — R.S. in Narragansett A: Yes there is, R.S., and Stop & Shop is just one of many places in ...
Every year, around 500 billion plastic grocery bags are used worldwide. And an estimated 10 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean yearly. To help combat this waste, several American ...
Earthnest is a Business Reporter client. EARTHNEST has the answer to the plastic bags problem. We are polluting our planet with five trillion plastic shopping bags a year. Plastic waste seems to be ...
Before California banned plastic shopping bags statewide in late 2016, a wave of 139 California cities and counties implemented the policy themselves. Taylor and colleagues compared bag use in cities ...
When getting her groceries, Lisa Villella almost always forgets her reusable bags at home. “I think this is the only time I’ve ever remembered to bring one,” she said coming out of Grocery Outlet in ...