How do you get a registered nurse to talk trash? Ask her about plastic bags. As University Medical Center nurse Kim Hofstad loaded her pickup with groceries from Smith's Food & Drug on Rancho Drive on ...

The longstanding contest between paper and plastic bags in the checkout line has a new twist for customers at Rosauers Supermarkets outlets. This fall, the Spokane-based chain switched to Eco Hippo ...

Laura Ledbetter scooped a handful of resin pellets and held out her palm for inspection. A faint smell of melting plastic hung in the air as workers rode past her on forklifts carrying rolls of white ...

In 2009, the executive director of the U.N. Environment Programme announced single use plastic bags, which pose extreme hazards to marine life, should be banned or phased out worldwide. "There is ...

Quality-constructed to impart economical yet strong packaging, laminated polypropylene woven bags and sacks continue to dwarf their non-laminated counterparts. 60% of polypropylene woven bags and ...

Here is a list of things that are thicker than a typical plastic grocery bag: A strand of hair. A coat of paint. A human cornea. High-density polyethylene is a miracle of materials science. Despite ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Plastic bag manufacturers are making a last-ditch effort to block a proposed law that would ban single-use plastic bags statewide. The bill passed an Assembly Committee last week and appeared to be ...

Oklahoma City metro-area grocery staple Crest Foods has announced it will be doing away with paper sacks to bag customers groceries. The company said grocery sackers will not be fired, but rather ...

GREENFIELD (AP) — Several cities and towns throughout the state have banned either plastic bags or bottles. Some are considering banning more plastic items in the future. But it appears Greenfield may ...

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 represents one of the biggest waste challenges for cities in the future. The Wall Street Journal examines the new technologies that could revolutionize our conception of waste. Photo ...