In May, New Jersey became the first state to ban single-use bags made from plastic or paper in large grocery stores. The new ban lumps both types of totes together, but one is actually worse for the ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Why do some stores charge for paper bags? It has been almost four years since New York State banned single-use plastic shopping bags. If you forgot to bring a reusable bag, that may ...

California has entered a new phase of waste reduction as a statewide ban on all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores and ...

In the midst of the holidays, New Jerseyans are approaching a sustainable milestone this December: seven months into the state’s single-use plastic bag ban. Since May 4, the law has banned single-use ...

Mary Anne White is a Professor Emerita in the Department of Chemistry at Dalhousie University. If you are a typical Canadian milk consumer, you probably drink more than 60 litres of milk a year. It ...

A Qatari recycling company is expected to supply the local market with 100% recycled carton and paper bags by the end of the year. “We are constantly developing and upgrading prime paper, allowing it ...

We use them every day: cups of take-away coffee on the way to work, cartons of milk and juice, a box of popcorn and a cup of our favourite soft drink at the movies. All these containers have two ...

Want climate news in your inbox? Sign up here for Climate Fwd:, our email newsletter. WASHINGTON — The decision by New York State to ban single-use plastic bags from retail stores makes it a good time ...

Dublin, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Paper Bags Market (2025 Edition): Analysis By Material Type (Brown Kraft Paper, White Kraft Paper, and Recycled Paper), By Application, By Region, By ...

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