("Yes, California must ban plastic grocery bags — again," editorial, Aug. 5) As your editorial correctly points out, I couldn't just toss them into the recycling bin (it would be pointless for ...

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 ...

To the editor: The bill passed by the California Legislature to eliminate plastic bags at grocery stores, even the thicker “reusable” ones that are rarely reused, is a long overdue.

Whilst awaiting trial in prison for murdering their parents, Lyle Menendez wrote a detailed note to his brother Erik ...

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Dear Heloise: I found a way to organize plastic containers and lids. I nest the containers, then stand the lids on end in a ...

The Ithaca city planning board last week approved Cornell University’s plan to construct artificial turf fields as part of a ...

After years of struggling and a decade in decline, the plastic food container and consumer products maker seeks court help ...

To the editor: Los Angeles passed a ban on supermarket plastic bags in 2013, which the state followed with its ban a year later, preempting L.A.'s ordinance. But the state version had an amendment ...

Looking at vegetables and fruit with layers of plastic wrapping at the supermarket, I have asked, “Why is there so much plastic?” This may be a common question children ask their parents at ...

In a July 2023 letter, the company raised concerns about the safety of storing plastic waste at a facility that lacks required permits. "As a member of the [Houston Recycling Collaboration], FCC ...

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 ...