We get our groceries packed in plastic bags. We squeeze shampoo, conditioners, and lotion out of plastic bottles. Our takeout bags are filled with plastic containers and plastic utensils.

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

The ratio of shoppers who decline plastic bags at stores has risen to 72 percent ... changed shoppers’ behavior around checkout counters. It is now common for shoppers to place items they ...