All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think.

Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic ...

While many bags are biodegradable, they are pricey. Save some money for your pet’s treat budget and put those plastic ...

Biodegradable plastics have been around ... Take your own reusable ones to the store. A trillion plastic shopping bags are used worldwide every year, and 100 billion in the United States alone ...

Hee added that the state government intended to implement a complete ban on plastic bags by 2025, subject to the availability of alternatives like biodegradable plastic bags. It was reported on ...