Plastic bag policies led to a 25% to 47% reduction in the amount of disposable, thin plastic bag litter on America's ...

The bags, called “pre-checkout bags” in grocery store lingo, must be replaced no later than Jan. 1, 2025, with recycled paper bags, or bags made of compostable plastic. “This kind of plastic ...

Researchers find that nationwide policies to ban plastic bags may be paying off, with fewer showing up during coastal ...

Simply put, shoppers will have two choices starting Jan. 1, 2026 when the new law takes effect: Bring their own bags to the supermarket, or buy a recycled paper bag at the checkout, usually for 10 ...

It's been more than a decade since California enacted a soft ban on single-use plastic bags at grocery stores and other ...

Paper bags would return to grocery stores in New Jersey were he elected governor, U.S. Rep. Josh Gottheimer told NJ Advance Media on Tuesday. Since May 2022, large grocery stores and big box ...

New Jersey grocery deliveries will not be arriving in paper bags. At least not for some months. Starting last May, New Jersey’s single-use bag ban — considered likely the strictest in the ...

A shopper has called out Coles over a problem many can relate to, claiming the supermarket's paper shopping bags aren't fit for purpose. The retailer, however, has defended the durability of the ...

German speciality chemicals company Evonik has introduced a new 25kg paper bag for its MetAMINO (DL-methionine) brand by ...