Giving a gift to someone? If you’re looking for a unique way to wrap it, consider making a one-of-a-kind reusable gift bag. Even if you’re new to sewing, a reusable gift bag is one of the easiest ...

If you’re focused on sustainability and/or zero waste, you probably cringe every time you return home from the grocery store and pull out bag after bag of fruits and vegetables, each tucked inside ...

I love to wrap presents, but every year when I see the pile of used paper (especially tissue) in the middle of the living room after Christmas presents are opened, I feel a little guilty about the ...

Plastic pollution, and plastic bags specifically, pose a problem for wildlife worldwide. With Salem's ban on single-use plastic grocery bags going in to effect on April 1, we polled Statesman Journal ...

Growing unease about waste has some Americans rethinking wrapping paper. Gift wrap is still a huge business. U.S. sales of wrapping paper climbed 4% to $8.14 billion last year, according to a recent ...

A Spokane startup is gaining national attention for its eco-friendly gift bags with a digital twist. Tokki has developed reusable gift bags that come with a QR greeting card, allowing recipients to ...

Examples of the kind of resuable bags the BagShare Project creates Following the model of a nearby community, Pittsfield, Massachusetts residents have organized a bag share program to promote the use ...