Agreed. Though estimates differ on how long it takes a plastic bag to decompose – 20 years or 500, no one wants to see them litter the landscape, or wind up damaging marine life in our oceans.

Terravive has been on a mission for years to reduce the food industry’s reliance on plastic, and its efforts are having ...

YOUR TURN: How plastic bags can turn into benches in Gaston CountyAs a reminder, only clean, dry stretchy plastic wraps (overwrap for cans, bottles, toilet paper, paper towels packaging), plastic bags ...