Wrap gifts the eco-friendly way this year with these paper bag wrapping paper ideas. You'll save the planet and impress your friends with your DIY skills. While I do my best to use reusable bags, I ...

Plastic grocery bags can be hard to avoid. Whether you forgot your usual reusable bags, your store ran out of paper bags temporarily, or paper bags just are not the norm in your area, it is shockingly ...

A bakery worker pulling a plastic grocery-style bag off of a stack of bags, ready to bag purchases. - Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images While we may know the advantages of reusable shopping bags, plastic ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. One corner of my kitchen is filled with reusable grocery bags in every size, shape, and color. Why so many?

We're all looking for useful ways to cut down on waste and reuse items that would otherwise go straight in the trash. And keeping a tidier kitchen is a constant on many of our to-do lists, even if ...