A pilot program aimed at collecting extra reusable bags — helping to provide a glimpse of just how much we’re amassing these — ended up with 65,080 of those bags from just three New Jersey ...

Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's ...

If you’re ready to say goodbye to single-use plastic, the best reusable grocery bags are sturdy, lightweight and can handle large hauls to and from the farmers’ market.

Plastic bag bans seem to be working, but thicker plastic bags are showing up more in waterways. Since they're technically reusable, these thick plastic bags are exempt from the ban. But this might ...

Amanda Hyde is overwhelmed by her oversupply of reusable grocery bags. The 32-year-old Toms River resident has groceries delivered to her home about once a week, and said she has amassed at least ...

Charleston City Council voted Dec. 5 to close the loophole in the plastic ban that exempted extra-thick plastic bags. Because these thick plastic bags technically could be reused, they were exempt ...

Nearly three years into New Jersey’s plastic bag ban, residents continue to collect reusable bags, throw them out or donate them. A pilot program aimed at collecting extra reusable bags ...