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

Bags Inc., a manufacturer of high-quality polyethylene bags located in Oklahoma City, is celebrating 60 years of business.

Don’t throw them out once the cereal is gone. Repurpose them as they are much better performing than traditional, thin, low-density polyethylene bags. -- Steven M.D., in Merrimack, New Hampshire Dear ...

Not generally collected from households for recycling. PVC use in packaging is in decline. LDPE Low density polyethylene Carrier bags, some bottles and containers, yokes holding four or six-packs of ...

I have discovered a splendid use for plastic bags that contain dry cereal in cardboard boxes. In recent years, these bags have evolved to be heavier, leakproof and ...

All gave off methane and ethylene in the days after being exposed to sunlight, they found, but polyethylene, which is used to make plastic bags, was the worst offender. Jennifer Provencher, a plastic ...

Repurpose them as they are much better performing than traditional, thin, low-density polyethylene bags. -- Steven M.D., in Merrimack, New Hampshire Dear Heloise: I always hated moldy bath mats ...