Ten years ago, California became the first U.S. state to ban plastic bags. But over the next few years, the state’s landfills ...

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One member of Stamford's Board of Representatives said she believed the board should instead focus on single-use utensils.

The behemoth plastic carry-all has gone viral online for holding everything a parent might need for a beach day or after-school pick-up.

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To combat the problem of people stockpiling too many reusable bags, environmentalists recommend retailers find solutions. But so far, major retailers haven’t bought in, raising concerns that profits ...

I take the bag that's there. MARTÍNEZ: I just load them on my broad shoulders. INSKEEP: (Laughter). MARTÍNEZ: Here in California, Steve, we're about to become the first state in the country to ban all ...

One Costco shopper says he has gotten sick multiple times after eating the bulk warehouse retailer's rotisserie chicken.

California and other states — and some cities — have learned a lesson: Bans on plastic bags don’t always go as planned. In ...

Ten years after California approved a plastic bag ban that’s been blamed for making its plastic bag problem worse, the state is banning single-use plastic grocery bags entirely. In 2014 ...

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