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

Unfortunately, there’s not a simple answer on whether paper or plastic bags are better for the environment. They both have downsides, but there are a few broad lessons to keep in mind when you ...

Plastic also tends to be stronger and more waterproof than paper, which can mean greater efficiency in packaging (e.g., you might not need as many plastic bags as paper bags if you’re packing ...

Paper or plastic bags: which is better? It's an age old question, when it comes time to check out when grocery shopping: paper bag or plastic bag? It seems like it should be an easy choice, but ...

If you have an excess of paper bags from the grocery store, consider trying one or all of these five genius uses for paper ...

Paper bags tend to require more energy to produce than plastic ones. A 2011 study by Britain’s Environment Agency, for example, concluded that you’d have to reuse a paper bag three times to ...

Starting on May 4, 2022, almost all stores in New Jersey will be banned from using plastic bags at the registers, and grocery stores will be banned from using both paper and plastic bags at registers.

According to CalRecycle, the amount of grocery and merchandise bags disposed by Californians grew from 157,385 tons of plastic bags the year California passed the bag ban to 231,072 tons by 2022 ...

San Francisco recently instituted a citywide ban on plastic bags, then started charging a ten-cent fee for the paper bags you have to use instead. The ...

This photo provided by Wegmans shows the size difference between a box of 1,000 plastic bags (left) and a ream of 400 paper bags (right). The company is encouraging customers to switch to reusable ...

State lawmakers passed a tax on plastic and paper bags in 2018, but Murphy vetoed that measure because he did not feel it was strong enough. Legislators responded by creating the initial versions ...

Starting on May 4, 2022, almost all stores will be banned from using plastic bags at the registers, and grocery stores will be banned from using both paper and plastic bags at registers.Not only ...