Three key arguments have come up time and time again during city council’s ongoing debate on whether the city should mandate the use of clear garbage bags. Privacy ...

City council has been discussing the transition to clear garbage bags for some time. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. There has been strong debate on both sides of the issue. The Star ...

“Even a slight reduction in grocery bag use can offset the increased plastic consumption from trash bags,” Che said, suggesting there may be some benefit to these policies even when they’re ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

“Then I would probably get a plastic hammer,” the woman responded with a laugh. In an interview with another male Trump supporter — who said the trash bag he was wearing communicated that “We are ...

Old water bottles, trash bags, straws, and countless other variations of plastic scrap litter the world’s beaches, eventually making their way into the ocean where they degrade over the course ...

SMU Athletics abides by a Clear Bag Policy. The only bags permitted (see chart below) are those made of clear plastic, vinyl or PVC which do not exceed 12-by-6-by-12 inches, one-gallon clear plastic ...

But to these whales, plastic junk floating in the ocean may also “sound” just like a delicious squid. A new study suggests plastic debris like shopping bags bear remarkably similar “echoes ...

Carly Mischke, a volunteer who helps pick up trash, hopes the new bag ban will reduce the plastic bags she sees at the grocery store. (Caleigh Wells/Marketplace) The new law aims to close that ...

To provide a safer environment for spectators and to expedite fan entry in to Virginia Tech Athletic venues, Virginia Tech Athletics has implemented a clear bag policy. The policy will allow for a ...