Outside-the-box thinking can occur when you focus on what’s inside the box. Take bag-in-box packaging, for example. Durable nylon bags are often used in bag-in-box packaging that requires extra ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Since California adopted the nation’s first ban on single-use plastic shopping bags in 2014, most grocery stores have turned to thicker, reusable plastic bags that are supposed to ...

Plastic is everywhere, and most of it ends up in landfills or incinerated because recycling is excruciatingly difficult to do. Yet companies that rely on plastics production, including oil giant ...

In California, prosecutors are launching a new front in the fight against deceptive recycling claims. The Golden State’s Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it had sent letters to seven top ...

Does California have a ban on plastic bags? The goals of Senate Bill 270, the so-called plastic bag ban, spoke to the “three Rs” of waste reduction: Reduce the number of plastic bags Californians use, ...

Soft, stretchy plastics, ubiquitous in grocery bags, bubble wrap, and various packaging, present a persistent environmental challenge. These materials are nearly impossible to avoid and even harder to ...

It’s Friday, November 4, and California’s top prosecutor is launching a new front in the fight against deceptive recycling claims. The Golden State’s Department of Justice announced Wednesday that it ...