Customer reactions can sometimes be unpredictable. This woman was working at a hunting and fishing store in Canada. In the summer, they ran out of shopping bags to use for customers’ purchases. A ...

Many grocery stores have collection systems for used plastic bags. The stores claim these bags are getting recycled, but are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Plastic bag bans and fees have spread across the United States, and new research show they're doing a good job at cutting down on ...

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste. The ban ...

Nearly three years into New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, residents continue to collect reusable bags, throw them out or donate them. A pilot program aimed at collecting extra reusable bags — helping to ...

Plastic bag bans and fees have spread across the United States, and new research show they're doing a good job at cutting down on litter, although some rules work better than others. In places where ...