New initiative repurposing thousands of plastic bags and helping the homeless A new initiative in Saskatoon is repurposing thousands of plastic grocery bags by crocheting them into mats for the ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington’s Sustainability section wants your plastic bags. Plastic bags are not recyclable in blue recycling carts or dumpsters, but through a partnership with NexTrex, they ...

Crocheting is not an unusual hobby, but Tonia Mercer adds a twist that makes her fibre arts stand out from most. Mercer spends her days turning plastic yarn — or plarn — into crocheted reusable ...

The Las Cruces City Council is considering an amendment to its plastic bag ordinance. The proposed change would allow fees ...

Elementary school students from across Saskatoon were showing off their knowledge about sustainability in a showcase on Tuesday. More than 200 students from 12 different classrooms were displaying ...

Lorain County is launching a new plastic bag recycling program that will turn trash into treasure for local schools, with the ...

The Lorain County Solid Waste Management District will begin accepting plastic grocery bags on Nov. 15 at the Lorain County ...

A first of its kind for London and Canada, the city is starting a pilot project to reduce the amount of hard-to-recycle and non-recyclable plastics that end up in landfills. The Heft Energy Bag Pilot ...

Britain is now the biggest user of plastic bags in Europe for shopping. (Getty) People in the UK have been paying extra for plastic bags in supermarkets for a decade now – but a loophole in the law ...