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 ...

Why do so many British women lug their entire make-up bags everywhere they go ... In most cases, a really heavy security blanket: the largest came in at a hefty 1.3kg (yes, we actually weighed ...

But have some gone too far with their claims? Clipper, the UK's sixth biggest tea brand, declares its bags "plastic free". But when you look at the small print it says the company uses a bio ...

Two years ago, Kenya introduced a ban on plastic ... type of bag, increasing the polythene content, so it couldn't be recycled. "The single usage of these bags will eventually lead to heavy ...

Yet it offers organizational options (including a detachable pouch, handy for quick trips) that should work for light and heavy packers ... tested this bag, in 2019, the plastic pouch was ...

Don't through away those plastic bags! Reuse them, turn your old shopping bags into a cool new kite by following these instructions. Feed some string through a new straw (Leaving about 10cm either ...

In various cities and states, plastic bag bans have taken hold as a way to reduce pollution and prevent excess waste from harming the environment. But what differences have the laws made in ...

Ten years ago, California became the first U.S. state to ban plastic bags. But over the next few ... is supposed to ratchet ...

While the numbers sound harsh, these heavy penalties will encourage businesses to stick to the scheme and not give out bags for free. Hong Kong still has a long way to go towards reducing plastic ...

A year has passed since Japan introduced mandatory charges to customers for each single-use plastic bag taken from retail stores. The ratio of shoppers who decline plastic bags at stores has risen ...

This includes clear backpacks, clear fanny packs and clear cinch bags that fit within the permissible dimensions.Official NFL team logo clear plastic tote bags will be available through club ...

Dr. Tarun Anumol, from Agilent Technologies, said plastic bags are commonly made from the polymer polyethylene, which depending on the conditions can take up to 1,000 years to fully break down in ...