Plastic bags don’t go in the recycling bin. What should you do instead?

You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that ...
University of California

Could this new process finally turn polyethylene bags, plastics into something useful?

Polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at ...
Women's Wear Daily

Inside Retail’s Plastic Bag Problem — and Efforts to Curb It

Clockwise from left: Bloomingdale’s bag in 1972. New York shopping bag, 1972. A printed shopping bag in snowstorm,1972. Jackie Onassis arrives home with a shopping bag. Kirk Douglas greets a woman ...
The Independent on MSN

Plastic bags aren’t recyclable – here’s what to do instead

Plastic bags can’t go in household recycling bins – here’s what to do instead - In 2018 alone, over 3 million tons (2.7 ...
The Independent

Plastic bags can’t go in household recycling bins – here’s what to do instead

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
EurekAlert!

Process converts polyethylene bags, plastics to polymer building blocks

Polyethylene plastics — in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape — are notoriously hard to recycle. They’re sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they’re recycled at ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Does plastic bag recycling from stores like Target, Walmart work or still end up in a landfill?

CHICAGO (WLS) -- You may take the extra time to recycle plastic shopping bags by bringing them to a retailer's plastic bag recycling bin. For months, the I-Team and ABC news tracked plastic bags that ...
KQED

California's First Plastic Bag Ban Made Things Worse. Now It's Trying Again

Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014, California ...
Forbes

The Countries Banning Plastic Bags [Infographic]

According to a United Nations paper and media reports analyzed by Statista, 91 countries and territories in the world have passed some sort of full or partial ban on plastic bags. While plastic bag ...
House Digest on MSN

Why it's time to ditch the resealable plastic baggies (and what you should use instead)

Resealable plastic bags are handy kitchen storage items. However, research suggests they can have negative effects on the ...