This is a self-imposed epidemic, but we have the tools at hand to reverse it. There are two weeks left in the month. Take the plastic-free July pledge -- swear off plastics and save lives! SARAH KING ...

Letters to the Editor: Those thick plastic grocery bags aren’t recyclable. Here’s what to do with them Thick plastic grocery bags are seen in Portland, Ore., in 2020.

Please join me and JUST SAY NO to plastic bags and straws — and let’s make sure we’re leaving our children and grandchildren a world they can live in safely.

Letters to the Editor Plastic bag bans work Published: Jun. 11, 2023, 1:59 p.m.

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Letter: Reduce, don't ban plastic grocery bags In this file photo taken Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, a plastic shopping bag liters the roadside in Sacramento, Calif. Credit: AP / Rich Pedroncelli ...

For steel-making communities, plastic-burning pollution is headed your way. The Department of Energy has proposed a $182 million taxpayer loan for a company that will build a plastic trash plant ...

Getting rid of plastic bags Paper bags are made from recycled paper, just as this newspaper, and they are biodegradable once you are through with them. I don’t understand why stores want to get ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. “I have one word for you: plastics.” In 1967, the movie “The ...

Opinion Ready or not, it’s go time for plastic bag ban | Letter from your editor Published: Apr. 30, 2022, 10:39 a.m.