Until early September this year, Mahfuza Begum’s Surzu Handicrafts was making eco-friendly, lightweight and reusable net ...

California has a plastic bag problem — but not for long. California Governor Gavin Newsom recently signed a law fully banning ...

To combat the problem of people stockpiling too many reusable bags, environmentalists recommend retailers find solutions. But so far, major retailers haven’t bought in, raising concerns that profits ...

The reusable shopping bag business is booming ... Fusco said the retailer is phasing out its blue bags, replacing them with paper bags made largely with recycled materials.

"However, the truth is almost none of those bags are reused or recycled, and they end up in landfills or polluting the environment." Before, grocery stores would offer patrons plastic or paper bags.

Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed by Gov.

The only option for customers who lack their own reusable shopping bags will be buying paper bags for 10 cents each. “We deserve a cleaner future for our communities, our children and our earth ...

The bill bans grocery and retail stores and food service businesses from providing customers with single-use plastic and ...

AND WHEN YOU GOT TO THE CHECKOUT, YOU WERE ASKED PAPER ... made them reusable and recyclable.The new measure, approved by state legislators last month, bans all plastic shopping bags starting ...

(AP) — “Paper or plastic ... purportedly made them reusable and recyclable. The new measure, approved by state legislators last month, bans all plastic shopping bags starting in 2026.