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

Period. Bar none,” Savoca says, referring to straws, water bottles, and plastic bags. Some 700 species of marine animals have been reported—so far—to have eaten or become entangled in plastic.

Plastic bags collected at area Target stores are turned ... those often microscopic pieces of plastic created when plastic is melted, ground down and reformed during the recycling process.

The muse of American Beauty, Katy Perry and bathroom trash cans everywhere just won’t go away. Credit... Supported by By Danielle Kaye Photographs and Video by Brian Karlsson Since New York’s ...