"I hate the idea of plastic bags," said Susie Hunter. Her cart had about a half-dozen plastic bags, but she said she would back a bag ban. "I tell them to stuff them as full as they can," she said.

The DNA of Travis Decker, who is wanted in the murders of his daughters Paityn, Evelyn and Olivia, was linked to the plastic bags and cable ties used to kill the girls, according to authorities.

Government officials have tried to curb the plastic problem by introducing a "zero plastic waste" plan. As part of that plan, ...

Single-use plastic bags that have a thickness of less than 35 microns or 50 microns fall under the prohibition, and the thickness varies from country to country; primary agenda behind this being ...

Ground mats are roughly 36- by 72-inch mats crocheted from “plarn” — plastic yarn — made from plastic grocery bags. It takes Watts about 1,200 bags and 10 hours to make one mat.

111607_sfbags19_ckh In front of Cala Foods, on California St., in San Francico, shopper, Richard Casey, views his distaste for the plastic bag ban to begin Tuesday in SF.

The main culprit in most cases of food spoilage is moisture, since it provides a breeding ground for mold and bacteria. If the stored bread has any moisture, it will become confined in the plastic ...

The bags are not biodegradable and can remain in the environment for up to 1,000 years, and workers are often seen eating their hot food out of plastic bags which can release carcinogens.