Whether it's a cardboard box, paper or plastic bag, envelope, take-out container ... likelihood you'll see one name more than any other: Uline. Uline is a leading distributor of packing materials ...

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste in landfills and the ocean. Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry ...

But have some gone too far with their claims? Clipper, the UK's sixth biggest tea brand, declares its bags "plastic free". But when you look at the small print it says the company uses a bio ...

Northern town of Skjervøy. Plastic bag bans in the U.S. have proven effective in reducing plastic litter and pollution in the ocean, according to a new study from the environmental nonprofit ...

Dr. Tarun Anumol, from Agilent Technologies, said plastic bags are commonly made from the polymer polyethylene, which depending on the conditions can take up to 1,000 years to fully break down in ...

The supermarket chain Morrisons is raising the price of its reusable plastic bags from 10p to 15p as a trial and introducing a 20p paper version. The paper bags will be available in eight stores ...

California lawmakers have passed a second plastic bag ban after admitting the state's first ban failed its goal of reducing plastic waste. State Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, and ...

The Washington Department of Ecology has fined 35 plastic producers a combined total of $416,554 for violating Washington’s ...

Planet or Plastic? is National Geographic’s multiyear effort to raise awareness about the global plastic trash crisis. Come to this page often to learn more, and find out what you can do to ...

Plastic grocery bags are a significant contributor to global plastic pollution, and California is taking a big step up in tackling the problem. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a ...

One of the largest private employers in the Milwaukee area, Uline has been growing its real estate footprint and its employee count as it expands geographically across North America. That growth ...

Commissaries in the Kaiserslautern Military Community and across Europe will eliminate single-use plastic bags after a grace period, according to Defense Commissary Agency officials. The bags will ...