All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think.

Now, some state lawmakers want to allow a return to paper bags at the grocery checkout, provided the bags contain at least 40 ...

Amazon purchases come with a lot of packaging. Do you know the best ways to dispose of it? Credit: Amazon via Getty Images Amazon has become an increasingly ubiquitous part of our lives, with the ...

Metro Detroit grocery stores, including Ferndale's Western Market, are reducing plastic bag usage to support environmental ...

Paper recycling can be put out in paper bags or in a sturdy reusable bin. Garbage can be put into plastic bags — kitchen bags, contractor bags, or saved single-use bags, such as those from a ...

Oregon Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would ban single-use checkout bags statewide and allow only recycled paper bags.