This created an environmental disaster. (“Governor signs California plastic bag bill into law,” Sept. 22) Have you ever seen someone bring these scam “reusable” bags back? I haven’t.

The Tribune recently published online an excellent wire story about the problem of plastics, “Mississippi River cities join project to map plastic pollution: ‘It’s literally choking our ...

To the editor: To combat plastic pollution in our oceans, we need to cut back on plastic production, not try to capture the endless stream of it. A recent article in The Times on an effort to ...

Americans use an average of 365 plastic bags each, totaling 100 billion a year. Minnesotans throw away more than 500 tons of plastic bags and packaging every day. The MPCA states that less than 10 ...

Plastic film recycling is real, and expanding recycling infrastructure and promoting consumer education are more effective than bans.

28, 2022): Here is a fact you forgot to take into consideration: Plastic doesn’t ever fully decompose. Consider the life span of some of our most popular plastic products: Another fact to think ...

Braver Angels Indiana, a civic renewal movement, is creating a team of 100 diverse community members to distribute 100 “Don’t Eclipse America — DEPOLARIZE” yard signs along high-traffic ...

To the editor: To the letter writers who wrote in support of fake grass, I have two comments. First, plastic recycling is basically a hoax perpetrated by the plastics industry. Ultimately ...

We are sixth graders at Mason Prep School. We are doing a project in science class about plastic pollution. We have decided to raise awareness about how plastic bags harm sea turtles. Here are ...

I am prompted to write by Sari Fordham’s letter, “Reduce plastic packaging instead of fining Syracuse residents over trash” (Jan. 6, 2025). I, too, sympathize with city officials from a ...