Many retail companies plan to start charging customers for plastic bags on July 1, but other businesses have found ways to continue offering free bags without violating the government’s rules.
PETALING JAYA: Merchants are all for cutting down on the use of plastic bags, but consumers must also be taught not to insist on having them, says the Federation of Hawkers and Traders ...
An curved arrow pointing right. Thaely, a new footwear company, gets its name from the Hindi word for plastic bags. The company says every pair of Y2K Pro sneakers contains 10 bags and 12 bottles.
Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...
We get our groceries packed in plastic bags. We squeeze shampoo, conditioners, and lotion out of plastic bottles. Our takeout bags are filled with plastic containers and plastic utensils.
The Idaho Statesman reached out to Albertsons, Fred Meyer, Walmart and WinCo to learn more about their store-front recycling efforts.
The company claims it has made progress toward eliminating plastic bags, with Kroger’s 2024 environmental, social and governance report stating “more than 700” of the stores owned by the ...