Last week, the New York Times published an article by Grace Cook that got half of Twitter talking about “the cotton tote crisis.” At the center of this article—and the multiple tweets promoting it—is ...

Here's the thing that nobody talks about when they hand you a trendy tote at the checkout. Those bags everyone's carrying ...

It’s no secret that the flimsy plastic bags many grocery store chains use aren’t good for the environment. After one use, many of them end up in landfills, where they can take 1,000 years to degrade.

You care about the environment. You take your reusable coffee cup for a refill instead of getting disposable ones each time. You shun single-use carrier bags for a cotton tote. You’re a diligent ...

Recently, Venetia Berry, an artist in London, counted up the free cotton tote bags that she had accumulated in her closet. There were at least 25. There were totes from the eco-fashion brand ...

MIAMI - The battle against the single-use plastic bag may not be won but it's definitely under way. Restrictions on their use are in place in almost a dozen US states and in many other countries ...

Tote bags have become so ubiquitous that even men are carrying them around. Retailers started pushing tote bags as early as 2007 to promote sustainability, on the assumption that reusing the same bag ...

Although San Francisco and California have both banned plastic bags, many city stores continue to make the contraband item available. This is a huge problem for the environment. Plastic bags can ...

Companies left and right are banning plastic straws because ocean critters are important - with no evidence getting rid of plastic straws is really helping marine critters at all. While I shake my ...