Silicone food storage bags keep food fresher for longer while reducing the risk of plastic contamination in the kitchen.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Starting Jan. 1, 2026, plastic bags at California retail stores will no longer be available. All plastic ...

I’m always looking for ways to pad boxes with trash. I do this for two reasons: I refuse to spend the money to buy fresh boxes and new packing material, and I believe in sustainability, so I try to ...

The Treehugger editorial team is a diverse group of experts—with advanced degrees, professional experience, published books, and more—whose expertise spans every corner of the sustainability space. In ...

California banned single-use plastic grocery bags in 2016, becoming the first state to take this major environmental step. In the eight years it has been in effect, billions of flimsy plastic bags ...

Plastic grocery bags add up fast, especially in a busy house. Even if you try to bring reusable totes, they still sneak in.

For half a century, New York City residents have taken out their trash by flinging plastic bags stuffed with garbage straight onto the sidewalk. Now many are having to adjust to putting their garbage ...

Instead of tossing plastic bags in the trash, use them around your home. Learn some of the most useful ways to repurpose plastic grocery bags. Think twice before tossing those plastic bags after your ...

Thirteen states across the country have enacted bans on "single-use" plastic bags, with upwards of 500 cities doing the same. More could be on the way. Environmental groups claim that these bags are ...

The day state officials handed Riley a large black plastic trash bag that smelled like lemon is seared into the former Oregon foster youth’s mind. “I will never forget my first trash bag,” Riley ...

Mayor Eric Adams is proposing to finally containerize garbage instead of letting plastic bags pile up. But there’s a catch. By James Barron Good morning. Trash is one of New York City’s persistent ...