I enjoy reading Mark Lewis’ columns, but have been bothered by the “guilty pleasure” he takes in his forlorn love of plastic grocery bags. Now that these bags are gone in the upper valley, he says he ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. I’ve been putting my plastic bags in the Hannaford supermarket’s plastic bag ...

Plastic is everywhere. We assume it is safe, but guess what? It is not, and more research is finding just how unhealthy it can be. Most of us already know that there is a problem with plastics in our ...

This month is Plastics-Free July, an event initiated in western Australia in 2011. The aim is to find creative and effective ways to drastically cut back our dependence on plastic. As we prepare to ...

As a Washington resident, I see plastic pollution every time I go outside. I cannot remember a time in my life when my walks weren’t blighted by plastic. With increasing production, there is now even ...

For many Asheville citizens, our waterways and mountain vistas are a source of great pride in our community. However, over the years our French Broad River has seen a great deal of fluctuation in its ...

Plastic pollution is poisoning our state. We’ve seen the evidence in the plastic waste that cannot be recycled and harms wildlife, and we know that we need to act now to protect our environment and ...

Most grocery stores have recycling containers for plastic bags which can reduce the number of plastic bags going to the dump. Unfortunately the people who don’t use the recycling containers are the ...

BMC Toys makes plastic green Army women in response to Vivian Lord’s viral letter A 6-year-old girl in Arkansas is getting her request answered after a letter she wrote asking for little green Army ...