Plastic bags are everywhere—stuffed under kitchen sinks, folded in purses, or tucked into car compartments for "just in ...

Experts share how to safely reuse plastic bags and when to recycle instead. Plastic bags aren’t as popular as they once were.

I'd like to think that I was always pretty green — I reuse plastic bags from the grocery store as garbage bags, I donate clothes instead of throwing them out, and I sort my recyclables accordingly.

Yes, it’s OK to bring your own bag to the grocery store and reuse it again and again ... There’s no longer the need to ponder whether paper or plastic is the right choice.

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.

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 ...

Plastic carrier bags account for much less than 10 percent ... Greater efforts are needed to reduce plastic consumption as a whole and promote reuse. The government must work more closely with ...

And even if your grocery store doesn’t charge for plastic bags to transport all of your items, is it ok to reuse them? Are there safety considerations? Southern Living consulted with Sam Scoten ...