A new California law will ban companies from using the symbol if their products aren't commonly recycled. Here's how you can play your part in reducing plastic waste.

A decade after a proposal to introduce coloured garbage bags to help households separate waste was approved, Bahrain is still ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Melanie Pinola and Wirecutter Staff It turns out, I’ve been recycling all ...

You may have heard that recycling plastic grocery bags can jam up machinery, but what might not be as well known is that there are other ways to get rid of the stuff.

When free bags became available again, plastic bag sales initially declined sharply and returned to pre-policy levels after 13 months. The Austin City Council banned single-use carryout bags in 2013, ...

City-designated trash bags in Japan are running low as the conflict in the Middle East puts a strain on supplies of naphtha, a key ingredient in plastic. In many parts of Japan, municipalities require ...

Japan's Environment Minister Hirotaka Ishihara called Friday the public not to stock up on household trash bags more than necessary amid a naphtha shortage caused by the Middle East situation. "We ...

How many plastic grocery bags do you use in a year?The average American uses about 365 plastic bags annually,according to ...

The new policy was approved on Sept. 23, 2025, by the Liberty County Board of Education.

When it feels like every price tag in the supermarket is showing a bigger number than you remembered, you might rethink even the most minuscule of purchases. If you want to penny-pinch and reduce ...

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has made many changes over the past year or so, including keeping your shoes on at checkpoints, banning cordless hair tools, and charging a fee if you ...