Learn more about the art of shopping at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Watch Artist Aymar Ccopacatty, National Museum of the American Indian Artist Leadership Program participant, show ...

The Montgomery County Council unanimously voted Tuesday to approve a proposed near-complete ban on the use of plastic ...

It isn’t the first time a luxury brand has caused similar outrage. Shopper slams luxury brand over $1,900 faux 'brown paper bag': 'What has this world come to?' first appeared on The Cool Down.

The sturdy bags are typically found by the checkouts at most supermarkets and depending on what size you get, they usually ...

The new law, which goes into effect Jan. 1, will overhaul a 2012 county law on plastic and paper bag use. County officials said that law was poorly implemented.

Colorado's single-use bag fee is here to stay. State legislators voted down an effort to repeal a recent law that requires ...

When Oregon banned retailers and restaurants from giving out plastic, single-use checkout bags in 2019, environmental groups hailed it as a big step forward in the fight against plastic waste.

Shoppers in Colorado will now have to continue to use their reusable bags or pay the ten-cent fee for paper. Representative Ryan Gonzalez helped sponsor a bill to get rid of a fee. A price he says is ...

(WRIC) — Virginia grocery stores could be forced to do away with plastic shopping bags ... This means restaurants would be allowed to use plastic bags for carryout or delivery and pharmacies ...

An inspector general’s report said the county’s current bag policy has been inefficient, leading to millions of dollars in lost revenue.