The Treehugger editorial team is a diverse group of experts—with advanced degrees, professional experience, published books, and more—whose expertise spans every corner of the sustainability space. In ...

A trip to the grocery store often feels mechanical: you go in, grab your usual list of necessities, pack them up, then head home to unload. But the truth is, each decision we make inside the store ...

California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...

As a recycling educator, I have to say no to Marge Congress’s plea for compostable produce bags (“Readers respond: Produce bags should be compostable,” Aug. 7). What Oregonians need to know is that ...

In a UK-wide study, researchers found that 60% of home-compostable plastics do not fully disintegrate in home compost bins, and inevitably end up in our soil. The study also found that citizens are ...

While the group is concerned about contamination from synthetic polymers broadly, it’s open to evaluating individual ...

As lawmakers look into banning plastic grocery bags in Los Angeles, local bag manufacturers are preparing to fight back against a proposal they believe is unfair and misguided. The businesses contend ...

California's 2026 plastic bag ban ends all plastic checkout bags. Learn what’s changing and how it affects your shopping habits.