Last year, a Danish government life cycle assessment study was published that set out to measure the environmental impact of reusable shopping bags. The report received pretty standard treatment in ...

California’s 2014 bag ban law focused on grocery stores, which can no longer give you one of those thin plastic bags. But they can sell you a heftier sack made of high-density polyethylene, or HDPE.

Thank you. Have a nice day. And next time, try to remember your reusable bags. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times) I always take my reusable bags to the grocery store. I don't like spending 10 cents ...

Earlier this week, a pilot whale died after being found with 17 pounds of plastic bags in its stomach. The horrific incident was our latest reminder that plastic bags contribute to the scourge of ...

Two recent studies might end the great grocery bag debate. The debates over which type of grocery bag is best break down into two issues: which are better for the environment, and which are better for ...

While many people might find it convenient to prepare food covered with polyethylene bags, public health experts say it could have some negative health consequences. Photo by Abubaker Lubowa. With the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Polyethylene plastics -- single-use bags and general-purpose bottles -- are indestructable forever plastics. That also makes them hard to recycle. Chemists have found a way to break down the polymer - ...