Eight states have banned single-use plastic bags from stores, and the results of the bans have been a mixed bag, with some ...

Officers from the Boston Police Department’s Roxbury division arrested a man early Friday on charges of drug trafficking following a traffic stop for an expired vehicle registration. At about 12:15 a.

Under the county’s current laws, retailers charge 5 cents for plastic bags. Four cents go to the county for its Water Quality ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law banning plastic bags in September; advocates hope it helps to curb plastic waste.

City council members are awaiting a response from the court of appeals, after Athens Athens County Court of Common Pleas ...

Authorities released footage from inside a store that allegedly shows the suspect calmly removing Nike boxes and stacks of denim jeans from shelves and placing them inside a large plastic bag.

A health expert has warned supermarket shoppers to avoid buying apples in plastic bags, and now some people are rethinking ...

The city is, however, looking at imposing a fee to haul away bulky or heavy items — like old furniture and appliances — and ...

It also keeps the lightweight plastic bags out of trees or stuck in bushes ... which causes problems for large facilities. Same with foam food containers, in which restaurant leftovers often ...

New scanners at an airport mean passengers can leave liquids and large electrical items in their hand luggage while going ...

found in plastic bags, bottles, toys, and even mulch. Polypropylene and polyethylene can be recycled, but the process can be difficult and often produces large quantities of the greenhouse gas ...

Anti-Gang Unit arrests suspect for possession of large amount of suspected drugs ...