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Ever wondered why those giant tomatoes at the grocery store taste like cardboard?

This is why everyone is hoarding toilet paper

A consumer behavior researcher explains why toilet paper shelves are bare.

Over or Under? The Great Toilet Paper Debate [Infographic]

By Erich Scholl | source: Feb 11th, 2014<br>How do you orient your toilet paper? Over, under, don’t care at all? It’s a question that 50% of the population thinks about, yet seemingly never talks about. At first thought, this subject might be brushed off as trivial, however it could have psychological implications that are anything but<br>It wasn’t until 1879 when toilet paper rolls began being mass produced. Before this blessed day people used, well, one can only imagine. However, this feat…

What's Up With Everyone Plastic-Wrapping Their Luggage?

An ode to the many uses for a plastic bag, In Short

Stephen Chittenden explores the many uses for a plastic bag.

Is a soapy washcloth in a plastic bag an effective hand sanitizer?

High school science teacher Bruce Yeany posits that wiping your hands with a wet soapy washcloth that’s been stored in a plastic bag and drying them with a paper towel is an effective way to …

Your cotton tote is pretty much the worst replacement for a plastic bag

You have to use a cotton tote thousands of times to make up for its environmental impact.

Did This Woman put Gasoline in a Plastic Bag??

To ban or to tax? 'Tis the question for plastic bag legislation

When it comes to plastic bag legislation, which type is better for the environment, and which do retailers prefer?

Are Plastic Bag Bans Garbage?

A national movement to ban plastic bags is gaining steam, but these restrictions may actually hurt the environment more than help it.

Paper Bag Machines: How They are Helping to Grow The Industry Globally

Paper Bag Machines: How They are Helping to Grow The Industry Globally - Industry Tap

Plastic bag use plummets with fees, report finds

A new report claims that shoppers on Long Island are using more than a billion fewer plastic bags due to a fee to use them went into effect a year ago.

Is It OK To Leave My Dry Cleaning In The Plastic Bag?

Is it OK to leave clothes in the plastic bag that is provided by the dry cleaner? Can the plastic bag actually harm clothes?

Easy Steps to Making a Paper Bag Book Cover

Brown paper bags are a free and easy way to cover a school textbook. Learn how to create these custom book covers in just a few easy steps.

Thousands Offer to Adopt Baby Girl Who Was Abandoned in a Plastic Bag

Thousands Offer to Adopt Baby Girl Who Was Abandoned in a Plastic Bag

Pink Cookies In A Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings

Pink Cookies In A Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings, a song by LL Cool J on Spotify

Who let the dogs out without a plastic bag? Not these people

If you have a dog, you need plastic bags.<br>That’s what I concluded after asking what I could do with the 672 grocery store bags in my kitchen.

Minimalist plastic bag fee shockingly does not cause panic on High Street

Across societies, relatively small policy changes have led to real change. Getting people off a lazy addiction to plastic bags (and thus reducing plastic impacts — from use of fossil fuels t…

38 Things you can Do with a Plastic Bag

Make good use of your plastic bags with a packing hack, garbage management tip, and many more to keep them from the landfills!

Will this plastic bag trick help preserve fresh herbs for longer?

According to the Internet, using a Mason jar and a plastic bag will help keep herbs from wilting quickly.