Borrow the thrifty parents' method to make your own baby wipes: Place soft paper towels in a sealable bag with a mixture of 1 ...

Every year, around 500 billion plastic grocery bags are used worldwide. And an estimated 10 million tons of plastic are discarded in the ocean yearly. To help combat this waste, several American ...

Governments are increasingly banning the use of plastic products, such as carryout bags, straws, utensils and microbeads. The goal is to reduce the amount of plastic going into landfills and waterways ...

Nine years ago California banned grocery stores from giving out flimsy single-use plastic grocery bags, the first state to do so. And the law has been facing obstacles ever since. Days after it passed ...

City leaders will hear a pitch Monday from local environmentalists who want Mankato to add a surcharge to plastic bags used ...