This turn-dial tightening mechanism has been used in outdoor industry footwear for years. Will it replace old-school laces? Probably not. But it makes a compelling case.

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The EAH-AZ100 wireless earbuds are the best and most feature-packed in-ear headphones I tested in 2025. Supportive of ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit Friday against three plastic bag manufacturers for allegedly claiming their bags are recyclable when, in fact, they are not, thereby violating ...

Nicole Gray discovers that you don't need a huge budget or a team of professionals to pull off a stunning transformation.

Washington shoppers will pay 4 cents more per plastic grocery bag starting in January. But the bags themselves won’t get any thicker for at least another two years as lawmakers fine-tune the state’s ...

A 2.25-millimeter thick reusable plastic grocery bag. Each bag is intended to last up to 125 uses. (Photo by Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard.) Washington shoppers will pay 4 cents more per ...

I’ve been wanting to cut down on plastic use in my daily life for a long time now. Not only is it wasteful — most plastic will stick around for hundreds and even thousands of years — but there have ...

CHARLESTON — County Council is taking steps to outlaw thick plastic bags used by stores like Walmart in unincorporated parts of the county. Charleston County Council’s environmental management ...

Two Washington State University economists recommend the state drop its ban on single-use plastic bags. Thicker reusable plastic bags actually increase plastic waste in the environment, they found.