Tthe Clementa Pinckney Foundation will be giving away free backpacks and school supplies in Ridgeland, SC to help families ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The KFOX14/CBS4 “Stronger Communities” back-to-school event will take place at Bassett Place ...

Peoria Public Schools is considering a clear bag policy for middle and high school students to improve safety and reduce contraband items, with final approval of the policy expected at the Board ...

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

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The study adds weight to less formal analyses of plastic bag bans conducted by advocacy organizations and could inform negotiations later this summer over the United Nations’ global plastics ...

Maybe you have been annoyed by the extra charge to get a plastic shopping bag, but a new study shows the policies actually help clean up shorelines.

Among the biggest culprits of plastic pollution in the ocean and along shorelines are thin plastic shopping bags, which have low recycling rates and often become litter when they blow away in the ...

In an effort to enhance school safety and security, Irwin County Schools will implement a new bookbag policy requiring all students to use clear plastic, vinyl, or mesh book bags starting August 1, ...

A little girl walking to school carrying her books in a plastic bag - in 2025. I ran to her and gave her my old work backpack and a few coins I had." He also shared an encouraging message for the ...

Plastic bags have a certain nostalgia in some Asian-American communities, both for their designs and as symbols of the thriftiness of reuse. As the bags are now being phased out due to ...

A BAN ON BAGS RIGHT NOW IN HARRISBURG. A STATE SENATOR IS PUSHING TO OUTLAW SINGLE USE PLASTIC BAGS AT RETAIL STORES ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMONWEALTH. NEWS EIGHT’S MICHAEL FULLER IS HERE. WITH HOW ...