Which is the most earth-friendly: paper bags, plastic bags or cloth bags? The answer to the question depends upon whether or not you really believe in science, because as they say in certain ...

From “Life-cycle assessment of supermarket carrier bags,” U.K. Environment Agency, 2011. Conclusions related to individual carrier bags The comparisons include the secondary reuse of 40% of ...

Boca Raton, Fla.-based NextLife Packaging Group (NPG) partner Pine Poly Inc. (PPI), Lynnfield, Mass., has introduced a line of NextLife Certified, high-molecular-weight high-density polyethylene (HDPE ...

Here is a list of things that are thicker than a typical plastic grocery bag: A strand of hair. A coat of paint. A human cornea. High-density polyethylene is a miracle of materials science. Despite ...

California’s 2014 bag ban law focused on grocery stores, which can no longer give you one of those thin plastic bags. But they can sell you a heftier sack made of high-density polyethylene, or HDPE.

The leading producer of plastic grocery bags has unveiled a biodegradable product amid continued nationwide debate over banning plastics from the check-out counter. Officials at Hartsville, S.C.-based ...

Two recent studies might end the great grocery bag debate. The debates over which type of grocery bag is best break down into two issues: which are better for the environment, and which are better for ...