For so many of us who grew up in the '90s and early aughts, plastic food storage bags are a household staple. They're a ...

In every one of my Chinese ... Plastic shopping bags were a rarity in the 1970s, but were rapidly adopted by supermarkets and restaurants around the world. In Chinatown, the choice of food ...

Doesn’t everyone put items from the produce department of a grocery store into thin plastic bags? (“A Bag Ban to Fix California’s Bag Ban?” Review & Outlook, Aug. 17). The contents of my ...

Whoops, plastic in the garbage went up, not down. Naturally, California politicians now think this justifies another new ban on carryout bags that will further inconvenience citizens. Specifically ...

food marts and liquor stores could use only reusable plastic bags made with recycled content or recycled paper bags, according to CalRecycle. The new bill will change the definition of a ...

Two class of suspects under scientific scrutiny are bisphenol A and phthalates. When food is stored in plastic bags, these chemicals can leach into the food and infest them. Studies have shown that ...