Prevent a mess of plastic bags under the sink by using these expert organizing hacks. Getty Images / SDI Productions Plastic grocery bags are no friend to the environment, but they're hard to avoid ...

You might be good at saving plastic grocery bags (raise your hand if you have a pile taking up real estate under the kitchen sink), but are you skilled at putting them to use a second, third, or even ...

(AP) – With Los Angeles preparing to become the largest city in the nation to ban plastic grocery bags, a short history of the ubiquitous sack: _ 1977, the plastic grocery bag is introduced to the ...

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Lexington is collecting plastic bags at multiple locations including at the Lexington City Government Center, 200 E. Main St. The bags will be recycled and turned into a bench for LexTran riders.

The city of Madison, Wisconsin’s Streets Division announced the start of the city’s plastic bag recycling program. The program will start with nine sites, with four more sites to be added in the near ...