Putting soiled diapers in plastic bags isn’t exactly the most efficient or eco-friendly option when you can’t get to a trash can. And if you’re using cloth diapers and not reusable ones, forget about ...

So you've ditched those single-use plastic shopping bags and now sling a reusable cloth bag on your shoulder when you go grocery shopping. Score ten points for being eco-friendly! But, believe it or ...

I am responding to the news article in the April 26 issue of the Mountain Xpress titled “Singled Out: Asheville Considers Ban on Single-use Plastic Bags.” One way to get rid of all the plastic bags ...

Which is the most earth-friendly: paper bags, plastic bags or cloth bags? The answer to the question depends upon whether or not you really believe in science, because as they say in certain ...

Originally published on Sept. 14, 2018. There is a mountain of evidence that plastic pollution is harmful to the environment, and that plastic takes a very long time to break down. But if you think ...

I'm often gifted cloth bags at conferences and other events as a way to offer cleaner alternatives to plastic bags. Cloth bags, like paper bags or bamboo-knit items, have become trendy and opened up ...

Plastic bags may actually have one thing going for them. Sure, they fill landfills and accumulate into giant plastic islands in the ocean. That's why New York became the second state to ban them ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In spite of planning to enforce a ban on plastic bags below 50 microns from July 1, the city corporation has not taken efforts to boost cloth bag availability for traders. Its lone ...

As many as 25 women were trained to stitch cloth bags during the five-day workshop at UAS, Dharwad Its aim was to prepare cloth bags at a low cost to replace plastic carry bags. Sharing her ...

Soft skills trainer J. Rama has been giving a new lease of life to used saris and dupattas from the past four years by turning them into colourful cloth bags. With her social enterprise called ‘Health ...