All bags are not created equal when it comes to the environment. And paper might not be as green as you think.

Old plastic materials are collected, cleaned, shredded, and melted down to form fresh raw materials. These are then shaped into strong, reliable plastic bags ready for use.

Plastic bags start out as fossil fuels and end up as deadly waste ... These oil giants are rapidly building petrochemical plants across the United States to turn fracked gas into plastic. This means ...

Plastic is a material that can be formed into almost any shape ... Also, you can bring your plastic bag to the shop every time. Unfortunately, we use nearly 100 million plastic bags a year ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Thaely, a new footwear company, gets its name from the Hindi word for plastic bags. The company says every pair of Y2K Pro sneakers contains 10 bags and 12 bottles.

Period. Bar none,” Savoca says, referring to straws, water bottles, and plastic bags. Some 700 species of marine animals have been reported—so far—to have eaten or become entangled in plastic.