Campaigners say these bag hoards are creating fresh environmental problems, with reusable bags having a much higher carbon footprint than thin plastic bags. According to one eye-popping estimate, a ...

It’s no secret that the flimsy plastic bags many grocery store chains use aren’t good for the environment. After one use, many of them end up in landfills, where they can take 1,000 years to degrade.

Companies left and right are banning plastic straws because ocean critters are important - with no evidence getting rid of plastic straws is really helping marine critters at all. While I shake my ...

Cotton tote bags, once hailed as the solution to reduce pollution from single-use plastic bags, are not as environmentally-friendly as brands claim due to overproduction, according to a report.

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Anna Perling We are testing several reusable food storage bags, including ...

You can get cotton bags pretty much everywhere. How did an environmental solution become part of the problem? A laundry line of cotton totes accumulated by a single person since the race to replace ...