That’s because California is finally closing a major loophole in its plastic bag ban. Starting on Jan. 1, stores will be ...

I own at least a dozen reusable shopping bags at this point, and I don't even remember where half of them came from. Plastic bags were banned while I was going to college in New York City, so the ...

While reusable shopping bags are often praised for their eco-friendliness, they also offer a range of unexpected benefits ...

It’s no secret that the flimsy plastic bags many grocery store chains use aren’t good for the environment. After one use, many of them end up in landfills, where they can take 1,000 years to degrade.

The Kroger Co., Target, CVS Health and Dollar General are among seven chain retailers participating in a pair of reusable bag pilots in three states with the Consortium to Reinvent the Retail Bag.

California voters previously approved a statewide referendum upholding a ban on single-use carryout plastic bags in November ...

When New York State instituted its single use plastic carryout bag ban in 2020 I was all for it, for both fashion and environmental reasons. A perennial New York City eyesore were plastic bags snagged ...

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Getting ready for the New Jersey bag ban on May 4 is easy with the countless reusable shopping bags you can buy online. Although with all of these options, it’s difficult to know which are reliable ...

Whether you're grabbing groceries or picking up prescriptions, the choice between plastic, paper, and reusable bags has become unexpectedly complex. What seems like a simple environmental decision ...

“In the U.S., shopping bags, wraps, and films aren’t accepted in most municipal curbside recycling programs,” Penge says.