A good trash bag doesn’t call much attention to itself: It holds your garbage and eventually gets thrown out itself. A bad trash bag, however, makes itself known. It can cause a stinky mess if it ...

Plastic or metal trash cans detract from your decor. Various vessels that you can thrift house the can and make it disappear ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a specially designed trash can liner that would provide a more decorative look and design to any room," said an inventor, from Moncks ...

In you’re a conscientious consumer, you’re probably trying to curb your use of virgin plastic by bringing your own tote bags to the grocery store and using refillable water bottles. Yet plastic lurks ...

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Using plastic bags is an ecological disaster; it takes about 1,000 years for one to degrade in a landfill (and even then, it leaves behind microplastics that can add toxins to soil or water).

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