They're often touted as 'eco-friendly', but a new study may have you second guessing buying compostable bags. Sourceful, a Manchester-based sustainable packaging startup, analysed more than 20 ...

European researchers are warning companies and consumers to think twice about using a biodegradable bag over a plastic one. Last week, The Warehouse Group announced it was replacing single-use plastic ...

The Treehugger editorial team is a diverse group of experts—with advanced degrees, professional experience, published books, and more—whose expertise spans every corner of the sustainability space. In ...

It sounds too good to be true — a plastic bag made from corn starch that breaks down with food waste and leaves no remnant plastic to make its way into the oceans. As more states prepare to ban single ...

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).

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

When you pick up your dog’s poop, you do everyone a favor, but if you want to do the environment a favor as well you’ll need to use the right poop bag. A regular old plastic bag can pollute oceans, ...

Chalk up SunChips bags as another addition to the compost pile. Frito-Lay recently started selling SunChips in a 100% compostable bag that breaks down completely after just 14 weeks in a hot compost ...

The law closes a loophole in the state’s 2014 plastic bag law by prohibiting all plastic checkout bags, including thicker ...

Paper or plastic?” is no longer a question you’ll be asked at the grocery store beginning on Thursday. With 2026 just days ...

California's 2026 plastic bag ban ends all plastic checkout bags. Learn what’s changing and how it affects your shopping ...