A recent letter writer states that it takes effort to return plastic bags to the grocer’s recycling containers and claims that the downside of eliminating plastic bags is that he won’t have anything ...

Re: “Lawmakers undermining our democracy” (Page A8, May 21). I was pleased to see Daniel Borenstein pointing out the attempts of California Democrats to politicize the state’s ballot measure process.

Plastic is everywhere. We assume it is safe, but guess what? It is not, and more research is finding just how unhealthy it can be. Most of us already know that there is a problem with plastics in our ...

As a Washington resident, I see plastic pollution every time I go outside. I cannot remember a time in my life when my walks weren’t blighted by plastic. With increasing production, there is now even ...

Plastic bag ban all about the greenbacks? I read the Sept. 13 article, "Giant Eagle phasing out plastic bags next month." This is under the guise of making our world “greener." Single-use plastic bags ...

The Ohio polyvinyl chloride spill has exposed the toxicity of chemicals added to make plastic. PVC is one of 10,000 chemicals added to plastic. Many chemicals have never been tested for safety and ...

A 2002 congressional study determined that corrosion costs water and waste water systems a total of over $50.7 billion annually. We also waste an estimated $4.1 billion a year on energy pumping water ...

Now that nearly all the leaves have dropped from the trees, it’s common to see people burning leaves in backyard burn barrels. However, some local residents are disposing of plastic waste and ...