Teresa Peschel of Hershey was in the Author Spotlight to share “Sew Cloth Grocery Bags: Make Your Own in Quantity For Yourself, For Gifts, and For Sale.” The book teaches home sewists how to make ...

Has your family switched to reusable cloth grocery bags? I keep about half a dozen in the trunk of my car. When I started this practice, I forgot to take the bags into the store. But, after making ...

Cloth grocery bags are more environmentally friendly, but are there potential sanitary issues with reusable cloth grocery bags? As you might guess, any time you reuse something related to food, the ...

One of the major issues right now is the use of single-use plastic grocery bags. Local governments are beginning to ban them or make people pay for them. I don’t think banning them is necessary, ...

The plastic-industry funded study that found cloth grocery bags may be a biohazard needs to be taken with a grain of salt. Ok, it’s probably worth washing reusible shopping bags once in a while. My ...

Many people looking to live a more sustainable lifestyle have switched to reusable grocery bags. Rather than taking home single-use plastics and sending them to a landfill every time they buy food, ...

The plastics industry is warning consumers that reusable fabric grocery bags can create a health risk because they can become contaminated with fungus and bacteria if not properly washed. As the green ...

The use of reusable cloth grocery bags is very popular among shoppers. However there is a lack of public awareness about the potential risks associated with reusable bags. Several studies have ...

Were hygiene considerations part of the decision to charge for new grocery bags? I've seen customers put well-used (i.e., dirty) cloth bags on the conveyor belts where I put my food. These bags are ...