Paper can be recycled, and neither of these biodegradable materials produce ... Our next column will consider alternatives to the shopping bags described above. In the meantime, let us follow ...

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One British company that makes so-called "Oxo-biodegradable" bags said they break down in ... "It's probably still strong enough to carry your shopping home in it," he said. He believes there ...

Birds often mistake shredded plastic bags for food, filling their stomachs with toxic debris. For hungry sea turtles, it's nearly impossible to distinguish between jellyfish and floating plastic ...

Until early September this year, Mahfuza Begum's Surzu Handicrafts was making eco-friendly, lightweight and reusable net shopping bags out of jute and cotton for a handful of buyers. And it was ...