YORK COUNTY, Va. — What may look like an ordinary bench, is much more. "We take plastic bags and other stretch film and consumer films, mix it with hardwood sawdust, extrude it and make beautiful ...

With 174 million participants globally last year, Plastic Free July is the world’s largest plastic waste avoidance campaign. This award-winning behavior change campaign — now in its 15th year — ...

Plastic bag bans and fees have spread across the United States, and new research show they're doing a good job at cutting down on litter, although some rules work better than others. In places where ...

California is now the first state in the country to ban all plastic bags — including recyclable bags — from grocery stores. Take-out containers may be next. INSKEEP: Second, I can't say that I care ...