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Using plastic bags is an ecological disaster; it takes about 1,000 years for one to degrade in a landfill (and even then, it leaves behind microplastics that can add toxins to soil or water).

If you haven’t started your composting journey, consider this your sign to begin. Turning your kitchen scraps and backyard ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Oahu's controversial plastic bag restrictions that allow plastic bags to continue to be used by many retailers also allow them to use compostable bags, even though there is ...

Seattleites, you have been composting wrong. Seattle Public Utilities says people often put produce bags in the compost bin, but not all of those bags are biodegradable. That messes up the city's ...

I know. We’ve talked a lot about shopping bags recently. But, before we move on, my editor wanted to know if he could compost his paper shopping bags. He wondered if that would be a reason to pick ...

California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...

NEW YORK (PIX11) – The period to be fined for not composting has taken effect in New York City but aside from putting your scraps in a separate waste bin, New Yorkers will need to put them in a ...

Starting this week, the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has begun enforcing new composting regulations requiring residents to separate their organic waste into designated containers and ...