Furthering their commitment to preserve the environment, the Town of North Hempstead will offer biodegradable paper leaf bags for residents at a cost of $2 for five large bags that hold as much as 30 ...

We’re all familiar with the idea of composting kitchen scraps, but is paper compostable? The amount of paper waste produced by households each year is astronomical – and if adding some to the compost ...

Tired of wilted greens and soggy celery, I set out to see if produce bags really are a fountain of youth for my fruits and vegetables.

Every day, I pack my son’s lunch. I used to heedlessly throw a bagel into a plastic bag and seal it up. It’s easier for him to use than the many other washable lunch containers out there, which means ...

Paper or plastic?” is no longer a question you’ll be asked at the grocery store beginning on Thursday. With 2026 just days ...

Aldi will be launching a trial of paper and compostable carrier bags across its stores, after it stopped selling 5p plastic bags earlier this year. From July, half of Aldi's 830 stores will offer ...

Christin Mannewitz, Conceptual Textile Design (M.A.) at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design has examined the potential of plant waste for the development of new materials. In 2015 ...

Starting Monday, Charlotte residents won’t be able to put yard waste in plastic bags for collection. Instead, people will need to use compostable paper bags or personal reusable containers that weigh ...

California will ban all plastic shopping bags at checkout, closing loopholes by prohibiting thicker reusable plastic bags and ...

The law closes a loophole in the state’s 2014 plastic bag law by prohibiting all plastic checkout bags, including thicker ...