The global self-sealing bags market is projected to witness significant growth, with revenues expected to reach approximately ...

In various cities and states, plastic bag bans have taken hold as a way to reduce pollution and prevent excess waste from harming the environment. But what differences have the laws made in ...

Most bags’ expanding mechanisms aren’t worth the extra zipper they’re built on, and they look about as attractive as a boiled ham splitting out of its plastic packaging. That’s not the ...

Scientists discovered that bacteria commonly found in wastewater can break down plastic to turn it into a food source, a finding that researchers hope could be a promising answer to combat one of ...

So, Forbes Advisor has put together a list of the best printers based on the key factors that matter most to small businesses, from printer type and speed to print to customer service, pricing and ...

The department said about 150 million pounds of plastic was used in trash bags and beverage containers covered by the law in 2023, the first year it went into effect. About 24 percent of that ...

The regulations are being contested in court, but still remain in effect. The plastic bag ban has had an unintended consequence: a proliferation of reusable bags. Studies suggest reusable bags ...

Jon Kopaloff/Getty; rhode skin/instagram Hailey Bieber has all her "fall essentials" on hand — and she has the perfect bag to carry them in. The Rhode founder's go-to collection of things for ...

bright tote bags that look to be constructed from the same pliable, perforated plastic as Crocs. If you’ve spent time on the sidelines yourself, you’d likely recognize these totes immediately ...

Now, Northwestern University-led researchers have discovered how cells of a Comamonas bacterium are breaking down plastic for food. First, they chew the plastic into small pieces, called nanoplastics.

While a common family of bacteria, Comamonadaceae, grow on plastics in urban rivers and wastewater systems, it was unclear how these bacteria interact with and break down plastic. Professor Ludmilla ...