canada Grocer designed embarrassing plastic bags to shame shoppers into bringing reusable ones Rusty Blazenhoff

plastic bags Watch: Diver rescues a little fish trapped in a plastic bag and it's very satisfying Carla Sinclair

recycling Wherein Werner Herzog gives voice to a lonely plastic bag Seamus Bellamy

plastic bags Getting caught with a plastic bag in Kenya can land you in jail for 4 years Carla Sinclair

lost and found Virginia family found $1 million cash in the middle of the road David Pescovitz

useful stuff How to get rid of hideous pantry moths Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets Here’s a truckload of Mother’s Day options for the Mom who loves her kitchen Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets Do double the good with eco-friendly produce bags from a brand that gives back Boing Boing's Shop

Gadgets These vacuum sealers can add years to the life of your stored foods Boing Boing's Shop

News UK calls in army in COVID-19 fight, NHS staff feel like 'cannon fodder' over lack of coronavirus protection Xeni Jardin

useful stuff Blue painter's tape good for more than masking Mark Frauenfelder

china China announces ban of single-use plastic bags and straws Cory Doctorow

zero waste Coffee chain ditching cups in 2020, customers must "rent" or bring their own Rusty Blazenhoff

makers Young woman invents ingenious bioplastic made from fish scales and red algae David Pescovitz

mexico Mexican Walmart employees strike to demand wages Seamus Bellamy

useful stuff How to get rid of hideous pantry moths Mark Frauenfelder

Gadgets This odor-beating trash can seals and refills its own bags Boing Boing's Shop

Games Vintage Asteroids costume is surprisingly terrifying John Struan

halloween So much great vintage Halloween stuff at my local flea market this month Rusty Blazenhoff

videos Straws are a distraction: how the plastics industry successfully got you to blame yourself for pollution Cory Doctorow