Key Points Repurpose common household items like jars, takeout containers, and bags to reduce waste.Use tissue boxes and old artwork as organizers or DIY decor instead of buying new.Wooden furniture ...

From ketchup packets to water jugs, these seven everyday items revealed an invisible class divide that shaped childhoods in ...

At the Target store on Riverside Boulevard on Friday, stacks of plastic bags sat prominently at checkout counters — the only visible option available for shoppers at both self-checkout kiosks and ...

The majority of the island has quickly adapted to the disposable plastic bag ban since it went into effect, according to the Guam Environmental Protection Agency. So far, all 110 establishments that ...

TRENTON, New Jersey (WPVI) -- A single-use plastic bag ban is now in effect in New Jersey. Starting today, Wednesday, May 4, most grocery stores in the Garden State will not be allowed to give out ...

Heading into the grocery store, without remembering to bring your reusable bags, you may be forced to pay the 5 cent per bag tax for that forgetfulness. As you rack up your bag use tally, you may be ...

Legislation authored by state Sen. Catherine Blakespear that bans the sale of thick, reusable plastic bags at grocery checkouts will take effect on Jan. 1. The Encinitas Democrat’s legislation, passed ...

Quills required single smooth flows of the nib; printing would have caused far too many blots and smudges. However, long before pencils or ballpoint pens, there was carving in stone and Gutenberg’s ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Starting Jan. 1, plastic shopping bags will no longer be available at grocery stores under a new state law. “I’m not a fan,” said Nicholas Tran, co-owner of Vien Dong 4 ...

Single-use and thick "reusable" plastic bags are now banned at all California grocery stores and pharmacies as of Jan. 1 to close previous environmental loopholes. Shoppers must bring their own bags ...

New laws go into effect every year, but few have as broad an impact on California consumers as the state’s full ban on plastic grocery store bags, which takes effect Thursday. Shoppers are already ...

If it seems like plastic is everywhere, that’s because it is. But there are ways to limit your exposure. Credit...Getty Images Supported by By Alice Callahan Take a look around your home and count the ...